你为什么不早告诉我 书是你抄的
“Why didn't you tell me the book was plagiarized?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
醒醒
“Wake up.”
你 为什么不早告诉我 书 是你 抄的
“Why didn't you tell me the book was plagiarized?”
“If Ren Xiaoming didn't mention the hearing, I'd still be in the dark.”
“You lied to me and ruined everything, and now I am dragged into this mess.”
In Chinese interpersonal relations (guanxi), withholding a grave misconduct that harms a mutual partner until legal action is imminent represents an unforgivable breach of loyalty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
told me earlier
Used with 为什么不 to express frustration that critical information was withheld until it was too late.
plagiarized / copied
Colloquial shorthand for plagiarism or copying intellectual property or homework.
Used in the shi...de construction to emphasize the agent and nature of the completed action (plagiarism).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't you tell me sooner?”
“So you two are Chit & Chat? Why didn't you say so earlier?”
“Why didn't you tell us earlier?”