那她也像现在一样 对你那么严厉吗
“Was she as strict with you back then?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是啊
“Yeah.”
那她也 像 现在 一样 对你那么 严厉 吗
“Was she as strict with you back then?”
那倒没有
“Not really.”
“Is she uniquely picking on me, or was she this tough on you too?”
Strictness (严厉) from leaders is often viewed ambivalently in Chinese culture—it can signify tough grooming for high expectations or simply a demanding, stressful boss.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just like now / as in the present
Used as an adverbial phrase to set up a temporal comparison between past and present.
so strict toward you
Follows the pattern '对 + person + adjective', commonly used to describe attitudes and treatment.
Turns the statement into a standard yes-no question seeking factual verification.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Am I usually that strict with you?”
“-and she took it seriously. -I think she likes you more than me now.”
“I'm giving her a lesson. Stay out of it.”
“How can she be so cruel?”
“Don't be too hard on him sometimes.”
“If she's that ruthless about it,”