什么叫我们没在一起过
“What do you mean by "we've never been together"?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说什么
“What did you say?”
什么叫 我们没 在一起 过
“What do you mean by "we've never been together"?”
你什么意思
“What do you mean?”
“How dare you pretend what we had was nothing after all we went through?”
In modern Chinese romantic discourse, explicit verbal confirmation of being 'together' is critical, and denying it is seen as a severe betrayal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what do you mean by; how can you say
A common rhetorical device used to challenge or reject someone's statement with indignation.
to be in a romantic relationship
Everyday spoken phrase meaning to be a couple or to date someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We've never been together.”
“whether we are together or not, I've thought about everything that could happen in the future.”
“You don't live together. What do you have to talk?”
“But we haven't been together that long.”
“Before we've been through everything,”
“We are already together, but we haven't told you yet.”