你就不能让他到府中来吗 你病还没好呢你就去
“Can't you ask him to come to the mansion? You're still ill, and you...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我要去长生坊 三叔找我 说有件事要商量
“I am going to Longevity Shop. Uncle Wenshen wants to see me, saying he needs to talk.”
你就不能让他到府中来吗 你病 还没好 呢你就去
“Can't you ask him to come to the mansion? You're still ill, and you...”
我这病算不了什么
“My illness is nothing serious.”
“You are too sick to wander around outside; make him come here instead.”
In Chinese familial relationships, deep concern and affection are frequently verbalized as impatient complaints or nagging rather than tender comfort.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
can't you just
Used rhetorically to urge someone to choose an easier or more sensible alternative.
haven't even recovered yet
Emphasizes an ongoing negative condition to dissuade someone from an action.
Softens a rhetorical demand framed as a yes-no question.
Highlights the ongoing state of being sick to emphasize contrast with the listener's plan.
