还不是你定的规则
“You're the one who set the rules.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我怎么知道他会这样做啊
“How would I know he'd do that?”
还不是你定的规则
“You're the one who set the rules.”
“You made these ridiculous rules, so don't act surprised when things go wrong!”
When an unexpected crisis hits, subordinate or peer actors frequently point to the rulemaker's original premise to deflect blame away from their own execution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to set rules; to establish guidelines
Standard collocation used in both personal agreements and formal systems.
isn't it all because of you; it's you who...
A strong rhetorical retort that throws accusation right back at the speaker.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You finally put those rules aside for once.”
“Yeah, Hai. Didn't we agree on the rules earlier?”
“You made that rule when I was little.”
“is against the rules.”
“Others' rules don't concern me.”
“If you can't, then just kill me. How I behave makes no difference.”
“You don't get to call that.”
“you all set back then.”