那不是都让捞卤虫的 给拿走了吗
“It was all taken away while catching brine shrimp, wasn't it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you're on a paid business trip. You must have money. Give it to me.”
那不是 都让捞卤虫的 给拿走了 吗
“It was all taken away while catching brine shrimp, wasn't it?”
“I'm really completely broke without a single penny now.”
“You know damn well I have nothing left, so stop demanding money from me!”
Using rhetorical negative questions ('那不是...吗') is a common communicative reflex in spoken Chinese to counter unjust accusations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't it the case that... / wasn't it...
Rhetorical question framework used to point out an obvious fact the listener should already know.
got taken away
The particle '给' functions here as a passive marker reinforcing that an action was suffered.
Forms a rhetorical question conveying exasperation and reminding the interlocutor of obvious facts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Law really knows how to burn money.”
“Brine shrimp isn't protected. Got evidence?”
“What is this brief Mr. Law sent?”
“Mr. Law, this is not about money. Do not assume money”
“You literally went to your competitor, bought their marinade, used it for your own products,”
“to catch small shrimp, right?”