- 可以走了吗？ - 雾怎么这么大呀？
“Why is the fog so thick?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I tripped. - Are you alright? - Be careful.”
- 可以走了吗 ？ - 雾怎么这么大呀 ？
“Why is the fog so thick?”
“We can't even see the road. Exactly. My wife fell.”
“We can't leave yet—it's way too dangerous with this blinding fog!”
Rather than flatly refusing to leave, Chinese speakers often exclaim about external hazards (like heavy fog) to justify stopping or delaying travel.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Can we leave now?
A very standard everyday question used to check if the group is ready to depart.
how come it is so big / thick / heavy?
Standard rhetorical pattern used to express surprise or disbelief at extreme weather or circumstances.
Marks a straightforward polar question asking for readiness.
Softens the question while adding an emotive overtone of exclamation and surprise.
