我把这个案子 给你的时候怎么说的呀
“what did I say when I assigned the case to you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“the results within 24 hours. Lu,”
我 把这个 案子 给你 的时候 怎么说的 呀
“what did I say when I assigned the case to you?”
别犯轴行吗 你不让我审他 我怎么给你证据啊
“Don't be stubborn, okay? If you don't let me interrogate him, how can I give you the evidence?”
“You completely ignored my instructions and messed up.”
In hierarchical Chinese workplaces, superiors often use rhetorical questions recalling previous orders to make subordinates realize their mistakes rather than spelling out the error immediately.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what did (I) tell you? / didn't I tell you how to do it?
Rhetorical question commonly used by superiors or elders when reprimanding someone for ignoring prior guidance.
Softens the acoustic harshness while rhetorically emphasizing exasperation in a reprimand.
