不是让他们滚蛋嘛
“Didn't I tell them to get lost?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
像你一样漂亮
“as beautiful as you.”
不是 让他们 滚蛋 嘛
“Didn't I tell them to get lost?”
我说话
“Listen to me...”
“Why are they still here? I told you to get rid of them!”
Using 'búshì... ma' turns an inquiry into a pointed rhetorical question, highlighting that the listener has failed to follow an obvious expectation or prior arrangement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wasn't it the case that... / shouldn't it be...
A rhetorical framing pattern used to point out an obvious expectation or remind someone of a prior agreement with slight annoyance.
to get lost / to beat it / to be fired
A highly blunt and rude colloquial insult used to tell someone to leave immediately or to describe dismissing someone forcefully.
Highlights an obvious fact that the listener should already know, adding an impatient or reproachful nuance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“get lost!”
“scram right now! Get lost! I won't stop you!”
“I shouldn't have let her get slapped.”
“If you can't, get lost. Get someone who can. Fine.”
“If you don't go, I'll really get mad.”
“If not, get the hell out of here! Yeah, leave if you're not eating!”