连我都没联系 为什么会跟你联系啊
“He hasn't even called me, so how would he call you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
奇怪 怎么也没跟我联系
“This is weird. Why hasn't he called me yet?”
连我都 没联系 为什么会 跟你联系 啊
“He hasn't even called me, so how would he call you?”
我能跟你一样吗
“Are we the same?”
“I am closer to them than you are, so don't flatter yourself thinking they would call you first.”
Chinese interpersonal communication often measures expectations of interaction based on the perceived concentric circles of relational intimacy (Guanxi).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even...
A fundamental grammatical construction used to highlight an extreme case to make an inference obvious.
why would / how on earth could
Used to express doubt about the plausibility of an event occurring.
Softens the rhetorical question while adding a trace of incredulity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't you contact them?”
“Why have you never introduced me to your classmates or friends?”
“contact me these years?”
“I couldn't get through to you at all.”
“We rarely contacted each other. Just exchanged greetings during holidays”