你这个人我怎么就 跟你说不通了呢
“Why does what I said make no sense to you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'll talk to Ziqiu. That's it.”
你 这个人 我 怎么就 跟你说不通 了呢
“Why does what I said make no sense to you?”
“If you keep the child here like this, he won't have a good future.”
“You are being completely unreasonable and ruining this child's future, so listen to me!”
In Chinese family values, a child's future success ('chuxi') is often viewed as a collective responsibility, prompting relatives to aggressively intervene and lecture parents who appear too protective or restrictive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot get through to (someone); cannot reason with
A very useful potential complement pattern to describe someone who refuses to be persuaded.
you (as a person); look at you
Often used to address someone directly at the start of a sentence when expressing reproach or exasperation.
Signals that the ongoing situation of failed communication has reached an intolerable point.
Adds rhetorical, emotive force to a question indicating lingering bewilderment and exasperation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why can't you understand what I'm saying?”
“I really can't communicate with you.”
“You just don't understand, do you?”