难道你不应该高兴吗
“Shouldn't that make you happy?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
而且我和费霓结婚
“And besides, I married Fei Ni.”
难道 你 不应该 高兴吗
“Shouldn't that make you happy?”
我确实很高兴
“I am happy.”
“Why are you looking so unimpressed? This is supposed to be good news for me.”
In Chinese family culture, marriage is not purely personal; securing visible endorsement and shared joy from family elders or close kin is crucial for peace of mind.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
shouldn't you / ought you not to
A rhetorical device used to enforce an emotional or moral obligation onto the listener.
Completes the rhetorical question, demanding concurrence rather than inquiring.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you upset?”
“Aren't you supposed to be happy?”
“bring joy and hope?”
“You should be happy for yourself,”