你前夜直至亥时
“the night before last, you were at Mingguang Temple”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
经过查证
“My investigation shows that”
你前夜 直至亥时
“the night before last, you were at Mingguang Temple”
“the night before last, you were at Mingguang Temple until the Hai hour.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Ancient China divided a day into twelve two-hour periods called shichen, named after the Earthly Branches, with 'Hai' representing the period between 9 PM and 11 PM.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
up until the Hai hour (9:00 PM – 11:00 PM)
Used in historical or period settings to designate the two-hour window between 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM based on the traditional Earthly Branches system.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“During the late Xu hour last night,”
“late You hour last night.”
“Where were you during the You hour?”
“The time has come.”
“It's late now.”
“It's late at night.”