你也是张家人 你对族长的事了解吗
“You are also from the Zhang family. Do you know much about the chief?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It means she is very familiar with us.”
你 也是 张 家人 你 对 族长的事 了解吗
“You are also from the Zhang family. Do you know much about the chief?”
什么事 族长
“What about? The chief”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Evoking shared clan or family ties ('you are also one of us') is an effective pragmatic device in Chinese culture to establish rapport before making an inquiry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
are you familiar with...?; do you know about...?
A polite and common structure used to ask someone about their depth of knowledge on a topic or person.
Forms a standard polar (yes/no) question.