今天怎么了她这是
“What's wrong with her today?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
今天 怎么了 她这是
“What's wrong with her today?”
长玉
“Changyu.”
“What on earth got into her today? Did something happen that I missed?”
Colloquial Chinese frequently places topic pronouns or demonstratives at the end of an interrogative structure ('怎么了她这是') to deliver emotional reaction first before clarifying the subject.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what's wrong / what happened
A highly common spoken phrase used to ask about an unexpected change, problem, or abnormality.
what is going on with her / look at how she is acting
An inverted spoken construction used when pointing out someone's overt, unusual mood or reaction.
Indicates a newly emerged change in situation or unexpected condition.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What's wrong with her?”
“I don't know what got into her today.”
“So what is her exact condition now?”
“What's her actual status right now?”