不是说一层比一层好吗
“Isn't each floor supposed to be better than the last?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“[The Third Floor of Lingya Tower] What crummy place is this?”
不是说 一层比一层 好吗
“Isn't each floor supposed to be better than the last?”
“This looks even worse than the first floor.”
“This place is awful, completely defying what we were led to believe.”
In close peer relationships, Chinese speakers readily use informal rhetorical questions to vent dissatisfaction about disappointing shared experiences.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wasn't it said that; didn't they say
Invokes an earlier expectation or rumor to complain about current shortcomings.
each layer progressively more than the previous; layer upon layer
Expresses an incremental progression across sequential levels, tiers, or floors.
Marks a rhetorical challenge expressing skepticism and dismay.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This looks even worse than the first floor.”
“a million times better than the lower level, doesn't it?”
“Because none of them are particularly strong.”
“Fill every floor to the brim.”
“I have to start from the bottom.”
“There isn't much more food than on the first floor.”