你刚才不是在我后边吗
“Weren't you right behind me just now?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But how did you fall into this crevice?”
你刚才 不是在我后边吗
“Weren't you right behind me just now?”
“Your story does not add up, so explain yourself.”
Using a negative rhetorical question ('aren't you...?') is a typical way in Chinese to express skepticism rather than asking an open question.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just now / a moment ago
Used as a time adverb to refer to an event that happened mere moments prior.
aren't you / didn't you...?
A standard rhetorical pattern used to point out contradictions or seek confirmation.
Forms a rhetorical question highlighting a factual contradiction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You were gossiping about me behind my back?”
“Who did you say”
“Weren't you there?”
“Didn't you say”
“In front of you. No, a little closer to me.”
“Didn't I tell you in advance earlier?”