但是你刚刚为什么不直接说破呢
“But why didn't you say it straight out earlier?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Otherwise, it's really hard to explain to this kind of customer.”
但是 你刚刚 为什么不 直接说 破 呢
“But why didn't you say it straight out earlier?”
“Even our interns could tell at a glance.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese social and business etiquette values 'seeing through a deception without exposing it' to preserve the other person's face (Mianzi) and avoid public embarrassment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lay bare; to speak the uncomfortable truth out loud
Used when someone explicitly states a secret, deception, or awkward truth that people were avoiding.
Softens the wh-question while emphasizing the speaker's genuine puzzlement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't want to say that so bluntly.”
“Why didn't you expose him?”
“Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing at the time?”
“Why didn't you say it earlier?”
“Why didn't you just say that to begin with?”
“why wouldn't she tell us directly?”
“Just say it directly, okay? Just take a look.”