不是已经说过了吗？ 我不信
“I told you, didn't I? I doubt it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
究竟是怎么一回事？
“What exactly happened during my father's suppression?”
不是已经说过了吗 ？ 我不信
“I told you, didn't I? I doubt it.”
我要听真话
“I want the truth.”
“Stop asking, you heard me. / Cut the lies, tell me what really happened.”
Chinese speakers often use negative rhetorical questions ('不是……了吗') to express irritation at redundant questions or badgering.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hasn't it already been...
A rhetorical question pattern used to express impatience or point out an obvious prior event.
I don't believe it / I don't buy it
A blunt, direct declaration of disbelief suitable for high-friction confrontations.
Forms a rhetorical question conveying irritation that the topic is being brought up again.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“As I have said before,”
“Didn't I tell you already?”
“I've said all I have to say.”
“Didn't I already say it yesterday? - It's only been a day… - Cut the nonsense.”
“Didn't you say”
“Didn't I tell you last time?”