你是老到记不住事了 是不是
“Are you so old that you can't remember anything?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是 老到 记不住 事 了 是不是
“Are you so old that you can't remember anything?”
“That one time he had a fever of 40 degrees,”
“How could you possibly forget this obvious event unless your brain is totally failing you?”
Accusing someone of being 'too old to remember' (老到记不住事) is a common hyperbolic colloquial complaint used among close peers to counter disagreement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot remember things / bad memory
Use this spoken phrase to describe someone who frequently forgets daily occurrences or tasks.
right? / isn't it?
Placed at the end of a clause to seek confirmation aggressively or emphasize disbelief.
Marks the realization of a state (becoming unable to remember things).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's been so long. You can't remember, right?”
“I'm afraid I can't remember clearly.”
“I wouldn't remember anyway.”
“I'm old and got forgetful.”
“I'm old and got forgetful.”
“All these years with me, how can you not remember? You forgot?”