你不是说你准备好了吗
“Didn't you say you were ready?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你不是说 你 准备好了吗
“Didn't you say you were ready?”
你不是说都听我的
“Didn't you say you'd listen to me?”
“You promised you were ready, so stop hesitating and do what you said!”
In close partnerships, reminding someone of their exact previous words ('你不是说...') is a direct, face-threatening pragmatic move to enforce accountability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't you say...
Used to initiate a rhetorical challenge by reminding the listener of their prior words.
to be ready / fully prepared
Standard conversational chunk to indicate state of readiness.
Transforms the statement into a direct rhetorical query demanding confirmation or explanation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“if you guys are ready!”
“Is everyone ready?”
“Are you ready?”
“I'm not ready yet, but...”
“Are you ready?”
“you weren't ready.”