那所以在今天晚上之前 你要不要告诉他们
“So, would you like to tell them you're back”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“Okay.”
那所以在 今天 晚上之前 你 要不要 告诉他 们
“So, would you like to tell them you're back”
你已经回来了
“before tonight?”
“You can't hide this forever; are you finally going to face them tonight?”
In Chinese social and family dynamics, keeping close relations updated about one's location and return is a fundamental sign of respect and care.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
before...
Standard temporal construction used to set a time limit or boundary.
whether or not / do you want to
A natural way to prompt someone for a decision or offer a suggestion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You should've given me a heads-up first.”
“You should have told me in advance.”
“If you have a lunch gathering, just let me know in advance.”
“Why didn't you give us a heads-up? A heads-up?”
“Why didn't you warn me beforehand?”
“Of course, I had to give him a heads-up.”