不是还有半年就交房了吗
“Isn't it just six months until the handover?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你这又去花桥看房子了
“Did you go to Huaqiao to see the house again?”
不是还有 半年 就 交房 了吗
“Isn't it just six months until the handover?”
爸
“Dad.”
“Your current place is almost ready, so why are you still house-hunting?”
Purchasing real estate is a major family milestone in China; parents closely track handover deadlines and worry when adult children browse more houses without clear necessity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
property handover; delivery of a new home
Standard real estate term in China referring to when the developer hands the keys to the buyer.
isn't it the case that...?
A classic rhetorical question pattern used to challenge or remind the listener of an established fact.
Indicates an imminent change of state combined with the temporal expression.
Turns the clause into a rhetorical question seeking confirmation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I haven't even finished paying off my mortgage.”
“I only met him once briefly”
“Didn't I say end of the year? What's wrong?”
“it'll probably take at least another year or more.”
“The day's not over yet.”
“But hasn't that blown over?”