你知不知道 你毁了一盘好棋
“Do you know that you ruined my good game?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But you never change. How dare you gamble in public?”
你知不知道 你 毁了一盘好棋
“Do you know that you ruined my good game?”
程总
“Ms. Cheng.”
“You foolishly destroyed our entire master plan!”
Chinese culture frequently compares complex interpersonal or strategic maneuvers to chess, where individual missteps jeopardize the collective game.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Do you have any idea / Do you realize?
Commonly placed at the beginning of an angry reprimand to force awareness upon the listener.
ruined a promising setup; botched a great strategy
A chess metaphor frequently used in business and politics for ruining an otherwise favorable situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't you know that you're both impulsive and foolish?”
“Do you know that I've sunk my entire fortune into this?”
“to protect our home for the sake of loving you?”
“Do you know where you are?”
“Do you know you reek of cigarettes when you get home?”
“Do you know what this wretch has cost me?”
“He doesn't even know you're angry. You're only hurting your own health.”
“but never knew she was just a pawn in your game.”
“Do you realize what the consequences of that would be?”
“Do you have any idea what you're doing? You, the heir of a marquisate,”
“Do you know you almost got us killed?”
“Do you know how serious this is?”
“[July 21, 2019, Sunday] I don't know if he knows. Okay.”
“Do you know her performance is dead last in the group? I know, I know.”
“Do you know that sense of superiority is very off-putting?”