你到底想干什么
“What exactly do you want?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也稀里糊涂地下台
“and stumble our way down.”
你到底想干什么
“What exactly do you want?”
想跟我翻脸
“To turn against me?”
“Cut the games and tell me what you are really plotting, because I am ready to fight back.”
Directly using '到底' to interrogate someone signifies an abandonment of customary indirect politeness, signaling open conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what on earth do you want to do
A direct, often combative expression used when annoyed and demanding someone's real motive.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What exactly do you want?”
“What exactly are you after?”
“What exactly are you trying to do?”
“What are you trying to do?”
“what exactly do you want?”
“What exactly are you trying to do?”
“What exactly are you trying to do?”
“What exactly are they doing there?”
“What exactly did you do?”
“What on earth is this guy trying to do?”