前面怎么有两个人
“Why are there two people up ahead?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你看到什么
“What do you see?”
前面怎么有 两个人
“Why are there two people up ahead?”
是谁啊
“Who are they?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese conversational narratives, rhetorical questioning with '怎么' signals a disruption in the expected environment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how come there is/are ... up ahead?
Useful conversational pattern to point out an unexpected person or obstacle ahead.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[Chen-wei] What about the one in front?”
“The two of you came from two directions,”
“Why is there someone behind you?”
“Are the two of you dating?”
“aren't there a few newcomers on the other side as well?”
“Before it happened, where were you two?”