还不是因为你上次 给我把电脑都摔坏了
“It's because last time, you broke my computer.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
买新电脑了
“You bought a new computer.”
还不是因为你 上次 给我 把电脑都 摔坏了
“It's because last time, you broke my computer.”
不是 不是
“Wait. Who did that to your computer?”
“Don't act like I'm wasting money; you're the one who broke it!”
In close Chinese interpersonal dynamics, bringing up a past minor misdeed is often used as affectionate teasing rather than genuine anger.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't it solely because...
Used at the start of a clause to assert that an obvious underlying reason is responsible for the outcome.
to break by dropping
A common resultative verb compound describing damage caused by falling or dropping an item.
Marks the completed change of state of the computer becoming broken.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Did you fight about me again?”
“That's what you said last time.”
“You said that last time too.”
“You broke it! You broke it!”
“I think it's malfunctioning. Take it back.”
“I didn't think of that.”