你不是一直想听 我对新戏的看法吗
“Haven't you always wanted to hear my thoughts on the new play?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你不是一直想 听 我对新戏 的 看法 吗
“Haven't you always wanted to hear my thoughts on the new play?”
这都不重要
“None of that matters.”
“I am not manipulating you; you were the one begging for my feedback in the first place.”
When suspected of having an ulterior motive or 'playing tricks' (用计), Chinese speakers often invoke the listener's own stated wishes to establish innocence and claim moral high ground.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have always wanted to
Expresses an enduring, long-standing desire or intention.
opinion on / view about something
The standard structure to ask for or provide a perspective on a specific matter.
Marks a rhetorical question meant to recall shared background knowledge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Have you not always wanted to be free of it, too?”
“Haven't you always wanted to ask me out? Now is your chance.”
“but now you tell me that it's not what you want?”
“Haven't you always wanted to know”
“Don't you always want to know”
“Don't you always want me to leave Jinghai?”