明天不是要参加警营的活动吗
“Aren't I going to the police station event tomorrow?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
明天 不是要 参加 警营 的 活动 吗
“Aren't I going to the police station event tomorrow?”
我就想着买两身新衣服
“I wanted to get some new outfits.”
“You know we have this event tomorrow, so stop questioning why I need to shop right now.”
Using rhetorical reminders ('isn't it the case that...') is a standard way in Chinese to counter minor criticism without outright aggression.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
aren't we supposed to...?
A rhetorical question pattern used to remind the listener of an established fact or prior plan while justifying one's current behavior.
Converts the statement into a rhetorical question expecting agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Aren't you supposed to be in a competition?”
“If I were a deserter, I wouldn't be attending this meeting.”
“to enter that competition, right?”
“I have an event to attend today.”
“To be honest, I have a selfish reason too. The police are coming again tomorrow,”
“I'm going out for a while.”