我们是不是应该去看看 阿贵他们怎么样？
“Shouldn't we go check on Gui and the others?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
韩森叔叔
“Mr. Hansen.”
我们 是不是应该 去看看 阿贵他们 怎么样 ？
“Shouldn't we go check on Gui and the others?”
杰哥 大明星
“KJ! Our superstar.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Checking up on absent friends or colleagues shows communal attentiveness and solidarity in close-knit Chinese peer groups.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
shouldn't we / ought to
A polite, hedged rhetorical frame used to propose an action without sounding bossy.
how someone is doing
Standard conversational chunk used to inquire about someone's condition or progress.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[friend] Yeah, bro. Fuck them. I hope they get shot in the chest. See how they fucking like it. Let's see what they do now.”
“Since everyone knows, we might as well”
“don't worry. Let's see when we get there.”
“but now it seems I'll need to wait a few more days.”
“Let's go ahead and wait for good news.”
“are dying to watch you take a hit.”