不 不都全花了吗
“all the money we made before.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
之前挣的钱
“We kind of spent”
不 不都全花了吗
“all the money we made before.”
干啥了呀 花那么快
“What did you do? You spent it so quickly.”
“Why are you asking about that money? You already know it's gone!”
Using '不都……吗' is a typical way to deflect financial inquiry among close peers or family by treating the expenditure as common knowledge.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wasn't it already / aren't they all
A rhetorical question pattern used to point out an obvious fact that the listener should already know.
completely spent
Common collocation referring to having spent all available funds.
Marks the rhetorical question demanding acknowledgment of the shared premise.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“All killed in battle.”
“Everything is gone.”
“No. We're not selling it.”
“Hasn't the court been dismissed?”
“Nothing has happened yet.”
“Everything is gone.”