我 严肃地问你一个问题
“I... need to ask you something serious.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大嫂
“Sister-in-law.”
我 严肃地问 你一个 问题
“I... need to ask you something serious.”
今天你的那些事情 是在哈同事务所
“For your matters today, did you go to Ha Tong Law Office”
“Drop the excuses and listen carefully, because I need the truth right now.”
Explicitly prefacing a question with 'seriously' among family members suspends casual domestic leeway and signals an impending crisis or formal confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
seriously; sternly; earnestly
Used before verbs like asking or discussing to frame the topic as grave and strictly requiring honesty.
ask you a question
A standard conversational formula used to preface an inquiry.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“One last question for you. Yes?”
“Let me ask you a question.”
“I hope you can answer our questions honestly.”
“Aren't you supposed to ask me some questions?”
“I answered your questions properly.”
“Can I ask you something personal?”