你不也是只想着自己吗
“Aren't you also just thinking about yourself?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在这里当网管
“and work at this cafe forever.”
你 不也是 只想着自己 吗
“Aren't you also just thinking about yourself?”
上机来前台登记
“Register at the counter before logging in.”
“You have no right to lecture me when you are just as selfish as I am.”
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
aren't you also; isn't it also the case that
A powerful rhetorical structure (不也是...吗) used in arguments to point out someone else's hypocrisy.
to only think about oneself; to be completely self-centered
Commonly used in family or romantic arguments to accuse someone of being inconsiderate.
Turns the negative statement into a sharp rhetorical question that forces the listener on the defensive.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Because you are not alone in this world.”
“can't think only of themselves.”
“Why don't you think more about yourself?”
“But you're into someone too.”
“not as capable as I thought I was?”
“If you don't think for yourself,”