你出来的时候 怎么没告诉我一声啊
“Why didn't you tell me when you went out?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You like playing with this? This is really fun!”
你 出来 的时候 怎么没告诉我 一声 啊
“Why didn't you tell me when you went out?”
就那个时差反应闹得我 昨天一个晚上 都没有睡好
“That jet lag hit me hard.”
“I wanted to spend time with you, why did you leave without me?”
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, mild complaints about not being notified serve to affirm intimacy and establish that the speaker feels entitled to know the other's whereabouts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give a heads-up / let someone know
A very common colloquial expression meaning to briefly notify someone before doing something.
Softens the reproach from an aggressive accusation into an affectionate or intimate inquiry.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't you call me when you came out?”
“When did you come out here? There wasn't a sound at all.”
“I wouldn't know you had stayed here for so long.”
“Why didn't you tell me when you left this morning?”
“♪ Perhaps hearts long to seek ♪ Why didn't you two say goodbye before leaving? ♪ Etch within our fingertips ♪”
“Why didn't you tell me you came out? Get in the car.”
“Why didn't you tell me?”