都不好好吃药吗？
“that none of us has been taking medicine properly?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
难道 我们所有的人
“Are you saying that none of us has been taking medicine properly?”
都 不好好吃药 吗？
“that none of us has been taking medicine properly?”
别跪着了
“Stop kneeling.”
“Is it possible that everyone has been neglecting the medicine, or is something fishy going on?”
Beginning a question with 'dou...' (all) paired with 'ma' expresses dismay at widespread failure to follow basic protocol.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
properly, conscientiously, or carefully
Placed before verbs to emphasize doing an action thoroughly and with proper care.
to take medicine
Standard Chinese collocation where 'chi' (eat) is used for consuming oral medication instead of 'he' (drink).
Turns the sentence into an incredulous rhetorical question demanding confirmation or contemplation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're not tending to it properly, just to make me feel pity for you?”
“My lord has already finished his medicine. Why isn't he getting better?”
“Those medicines don't seem to work either.”
“it's not even enough for her medication.”
“I thought you shouldn't take them, which were no good.”
“I'll make you take medicine. Why take medicine? I'm not sick.”