不是 你怎么不早说呀
“Why didn't you tell us earlier?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这扫厕所的呀
“You clean the toilet with this?”
不是 你怎么不早说呀
“Why didn't you tell us earlier?”
谢谢啊
“Thank you.”
“You made me look foolish by not telling me in the first place!”
Chiding someone with 'why didn't you tell me earlier' often serves to cover one's own embarrassment upon discovering a misunderstanding.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why didn't you say so earlier
A very common colloquial expression used to playfully or impatiently chide someone for a delayed explanation.
Softens the rhetorical question and conveys mild annoyance mixed with exasperation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't you say it earlier?”
“Why didn't you say so sooner? If you'd brought your stereo, we would've been fine.”
“W-Why didn't you tell us sooner?”
“Why didn't you tell me sooner?”
“Why didn't you tell me sooner?”
“Why didn't you tell me this sooner?”
“Son... Why didn't you say so earlier?”
“Why didn't you just say that to begin with?”
“Why did you not tell me sooner?”
“Why didn't you tell me the book was plagiarized?”
“Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?”
“Why didn't you tell me earlier?”
“Why didn't he say so sooner?”
“Then why didn't you tell me earlier?”
“Why couldn't you have just told me sooner?”
“No, why didn't it say it's off course?”