不是还没到演出的时候吗
“It's not time for the show yet, is it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一分钟都不到 一直练着呢
“That wasn't even a minute. I've been practicing.”
不是 还没到演出的时候 吗
“It's not time for the show yet, is it?”
急什么
“What's the rush?”
“There is still plenty of time, so chill out.”
Using negative rhetorical questions with '不是...吗' is a standard way in colloquial Mandarin to gently point out that someone is worrying prematurely.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't it the case that...
A rhetorical question pattern used to point out an obvious fact or remind someone of a situation.
it is not yet time to...
Common phrasing used to indicate that an event or moment has not yet arrived.
Marks a rhetorical question seeking agreement rather than genuine inquiry.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Well, it's not peak hours yet.”
“Why hasn't it reached closing time?”
“His time isn't up yet.”
“What's going on? It's not time yet, right?”
“It's not the right time yet.”