都是你亲眼所见吗
“with your own eyes?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你所说的
“Did you see it all”
都是你亲眼所见吗
“with your own eyes?”
亲眼所见
“I saw it myself.”
“Make sure you are not making this up or repeating rumors.”
Traditional Chinese discourse places paramount evidential value on seeing with one's own eyes over hearsay.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
seen with one's own eyes; firsthand witness
A common formal idiom used to emphasize direct visual confirmation.
Transforms the declarative statement into a direct polar question requiring confirmation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You saw it today.”
“(The Colossus delivers divine punishment.) I saw it with my own eyes!”
“I watched as he”
“I don't understand. I know I saw her.”
“You talk as if you saw it with your own eyes.”
“Have you seen? Yes. Is it true?”