你是不是早就知道
“Did you know all along”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
顾澜
“Gu Lan!”
你 是不是早就知道
“Did you know all along”
顾锦朝 今儿不会回来
“that Gu Jinzhao wasn't coming back today?”
“You played me, didn't you?”
Using affirmative-negative questions like '是不是早就' signals heightened emotional tension where the speaker already presumes guilt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
whether or not (someone) already knew/did something long ago
A common rhetorical pattern used to confront someone when suspecting premeditation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So you knew it all along, didn't you?”
“Didn't you know that already?”
“Didn't you already know that?”
“You knew all along, didn't you? What's going on?”
“Did you already know”
“vomiting in the Empress Dowager's chamber?”
“[Xu Jiang, a famous entrepreneur in Jinghai. The enterprise he owned is listed among the top 100 outstanding enterprises for its excellent products and good reputation.] So you knew it was him?”
“Have you forgotten?”
“So you knew all along, didn't you?”
“Did you know it long ago?”
“I suppose you knew.”
“No way you don't know. Of course you know.”