你跟她不是从小认识的吗 然后她喜欢什么你也知道
“You've known her since childhood. And you know what she likes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
带上她一起 我觉得这是个好机会
“in a couple of days. I think it's a good opportunity.”
你跟她 不是 从小认识 的吗 然后她 喜欢什么 你也知道
“You've known her since childhood. And you know what she likes.”
然后你告诉我一声呗
“So just let me know.”
“You know her best, so don't play dumb—you need to help me win her over.”
Relying on mutual acquaintances or childhood friends to scout out preferences is a common, face-saving approach to courtship in Chinese social circles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have known each other since childhood
A frequent phrase used to describe long-standing familiarity and deep mutual understanding between peers.
isn't it the case that...?
Rhetorical question pattern used to prompt agreement on a known or presupposed fact.
Marks the rhetorical question prompting confirmation from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've never met her before.”
“I grew up with her. We are like sisters.”
“I'm an old acquaintance of her.”
“She and I are not friends at all!”
“She doesn't know that I'm in love with her”
“I don't know her at all. I've never liked her. And I want nothing to do with her.”