你叔前几天不是刚来过吗
“Didn't your uncle just come a few days ago?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
今天有没有人来看我
“did anyone come to see me today?”
你叔 前几天 不是 刚来过 吗
“Didn't your uncle just come a few days ago?”
“Well, the college entrance exam is over.”
“Why would he come again so soon? Stop expecting him to visit constantly.”
Extended family members often visit candidates around the Gaokao exam period to show support, but visiting too frequently is seen as intrusive or redundant.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a few days ago
A standard conversational time expression referring to a recent time within the past week.
didn't... / isn't it the case that...
Used to form a rhetorical reminder of a known fact, subtly questioning the listener's current assumption.
Functions in combination with 不是 to form a rhetorical prompt reminding the listener of an obvious fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Isn't it you and Uncle's work?”
“Since you're already here, elders, why not go in and take a look?”
“Are you and Uncle doing well?”
“Then why did he say it was you? How would I know? Go ask him!”
“I'm somewhat of a wanderer,”
“Hui's dad and I talked it over.”