刚才不是还好好的吗
“It was working just fine earlier.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么打不出火星呢
“Why won't it strike a spark?”
刚才 不是还好好的吗
“It was working just fine earlier.”
倒也是个法子
“That is indeed a method.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using 'bushi...ma' (aren't you/isn't it...) is the most natural way native speakers express surprise when expectations are suddenly contradicted.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just now / a moment ago
Standard time word used to refer to events that happened only minutes or seconds prior.
in good shape / working properly
A reduplicated adjective indicating that something or someone is in perfect, normal condition.
Forms a rhetorical negative question to emphasize contrast between the prior working state and current failure.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She was fine just a few days ago.”
“it was still there. Did someone bump into you when you left the train station?”
“Wasn't it fine last time I came? Let's go.”
“I thought you two were doing great before this. It's been over a year since I returned to the city.”