不是说武汉能保得住吗
“Didn't they say we could defend Wuhan?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
告诉兄弟们 收拾行李 随时准备撤退
“Tell the buddies to pack up. Be ready to retreat at any time.”
不是说 武汉 能 保得住 吗
“Didn't they say we could defend Wuhan?”
从目前的战事情况来看呢
“The Japanese Army's battle lines”
“Why are we running away when we were promised we could hold this line?”
Using '不是说...吗' allows the speaker to raise doubt by pointing back to an existing consensus or superior's earlier claim without directly blaming the listener.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wasn't it said that... / didn't they say...
Used to express doubt or confront a discrepancy between what was previously stated and current reality.
able to hold / able to protect successfully
A potential complement indicating the feasibility of preserving or defending something under pressure.
Turns the statement into a rhetorical question expressing disbelief.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If Wuhan is abandoned, what will we do?”
“I have to go to Wuhan.”
“I definitely need to go to Wuhan first.”
“would definitely have been lost.”
“Let alone Wuhan, now Guangzhou has fallen too.”
“But saying this can save your life.”