你怎么来了也不提前告诉我一声?
“Why are you here? You didn't even tell me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你怎么来了 也不 提前告诉我一声 ?
“Why are you here? You didn't even tell me.”
“You caught me off guard; next time give me a heads-up.”
Dropping by unannounced can disrupt the host's arrangements; gentle reproaches reinforce the etiquette of informing people ahead of time.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let me know in advance; give me a heads-up
Essential spoken formula for asking people to communicate plans ahead of time.
how come (you) didn't even...
Used to express mild grievance when someone omitted an expected courtesy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't you tell me you were coming?”
“Why didn't you give us a heads-up? A heads-up?”
“Why didn't you tell me you were coming?”
“You two came without giving me a heads-up.”