但他联络过你吗 他跟你解释过吗
“But did he contact you? Did he explain anything?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他甚至知道我要来找你 他一定会跟你解释所有事情
“He even knew I was coming to see you. He should have explained everything to you.”
但他 联络过你吗 他 跟你解释 过吗
“But did he contact you? Did he explain anything?”
“If not, why are you still entangled with him?”
“Wake up and face reality; he clearly doesn't care about you at all.”
Using sequential rhetorical questions is a common interpersonal tactic in Chinese to force someone to confront harsh interpersonal realities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
contacted you
Refers to reaching out or maintaining communication.
explain to you
Common collocation for giving an explanation or clarifying misunderstandings to someone.
Marks a direct yes-no question, functioning here rhetorically to emphasize a negative fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Did he ever mention me?”
“So what if you found out I was in contact with him?”
“You've contacted him in secret, haven't you?”
“Did you see him leave?”
“I need to talk to you about my past.”
“Do you even know him? What's the fun of being with a guy like him?”