你们不就是从洞口爬上来的吗 为什么还要炸
“Didn't you just climb up from the entrance? Why do we still need to blow it up?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
得把洞口炸开 才能把他救出来
“We have to blow up the entrance to save him!”
你们 不就是 从洞口爬 上来 的 吗 为什么还要 炸
“Didn't you just climb up from the entrance? Why do we still need to blow it up?”
“You're asking me why? Good question!”
“Blowing it up makes no sense and seems unnecessarily dangerous when you just climbed through.”
Using '不就是...吗' allows speakers to point out apparent contradictions directly without resorting to formal debate structures.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't it simply / none other than
Used in rhetorical questions to emphasize an obvious fact or counter an unnecessary complication.
why still / why bother to
Useful for questioning the rationale of an action that seems redundant or counterproductive.
Forms a rhetorical question confirming a premise known to the speaker.
