明天不是还要跟客户 确认设计方案吗
“Don't you need to confirm the design plan with the client tomorrow?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
快睡吧
“Go to sleep.”
明天 不是 还要 跟客户 确认设计方案 吗
“Don't you need to confirm the design plan with the client tomorrow?”
我睡不着
“I can't sleep.”
“You really must go to sleep, or you will ruin tomorrow's presentation.”
In close relationships, partners frequently use rhetorical negative questions ('不是...吗') to show concern and regulate each other's schedules.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
aren't you supposed to / don't you still have to
Rhetorical construction used to prompt the listener to remember an obligation.
design proposal / design plan
Standard collocation in creative, architectural, or marketing fields.
Forms a rhetorical question that prompts agreement rather than asking for genuinely new information.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I still need to meet a client today.”
“[Lihai Commercial Bank] Oh, right. Tomorrow at 10 AM, don't forget the meeting with that client.”
“basically, your design remains merely on paper for now.”
“You don't need to rush it and force something out for me.”
“Please just wait for further notice.”
“Let me prepare the contract. You've made your decision?”