祯娘不是已经说了吗
“Didn't Zhen already make it clear?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you also think that we should have Zhen back for the selection, don't you?”
祯娘 不是 已经 说了吗
“Didn't Zhen already make it clear?”
她不愿意
“She refuses to come back.”
“Why are you asking me when she already made her position clear?”
Rather than directly opposing another person's suggestion, speakers often cite a third party's stated preference to avoid direct confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't it the case that...
A common rhetorical frame used to remind the listener of an obvious fact.
Forms a rhetorical question emphasizing that the listener should already know the answer.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm not completely certain,”
“Zhen has her plans.”
“Didn't you promise me before?”
“Zhen, I really don't know what to do.”
“[Ten years later] Zhen, are you up yet?”
“We all watched Zhen grow up, right?”