是不是就不能踢球了
“does that mean we can't play anymore?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那我们要是考不进的话
“if we don't make it,”
是不是 就不能 踢球 了
“does that mean we can't play anymore?”
“Why? Why bet on this? Why would you stake it on our grades?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese education, extracurricular sports are frequently contingent upon academic performance, creating high stakes for student athletes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
does that mean (one) can no longer
Useful conversational pattern for asking for confirmation about a negative consequence.
to play football/soccer
Standard colloquial term for playing soccer in everyday Chinese.
Indicates a change of state, highlighting the loss of the ability to play soccer.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and stop organizing football matches for the kids anymore?”
“♪ A tacit understanding about to emerge ♪ Then why do they play football?”
“He shouldn't keep wasting his time on football.”
“It's just more practice, right?”
“I don't want to play football with him anymore.”
“If we give up football now”