我什么时候答应收你为徒了
“When did I agree to take you as my disciple?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
师父你什么时候开始教我呀
“Master, when will you start teaching me?”
我 什么时候 答应 收你为徒 了
“When did I agree to take you as my disciple?”
“Since I combed your hair for you,”
“Don't get ahead of yourself; I never said yes.”
Traditional masters often resist or feign refusal when prospective students push for lessons, testing the applicant's patience and sincerity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
accept you as a student/apprentice
The active reciprocal counterpart to '拜师', spoken from the perspective of the teacher granting mentorship.
when did [I] ever agree
A frequent rhetorical device used to flatly deny a premise or claim made by the conversational partner.
Indicates completion of an event, emphasizing the non-existence of a prior agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“When did I agree to take you as my apprentice?”
“Did anyone say I'd take apprentices?”
“Where did you find time to hire a tutor?”