他都是晚上吃醉了才跑到这儿来睡的
“He usually gets drunk at night and sleeps here.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他都是晚上 吃醉了 才 跑到这儿 来睡的
“He usually gets drunk at night and sleeps here.”
警官 我们老板着急要文件 你没啥事就请回吧
“Officer, he's in a hurry for these files. If you've got nothing else, please head back.”
“He is just a harmless drunk, so there's nothing useful for you to investigate here.”
Ordinary people dealing with police inquiries often frame suspicious individuals as erratic drunks or marginal figures to distance themselves and avoid legal entanglements.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
got drunk
A regional or colloquial spoken variation of '喝醉了' (drunk from drinking alcohol).
only ever does ... when ...
A restrictive pattern emphasizing that the action only takes place under a very specific condition, often used to downplay regularity.
Placed at the end of the clause to assert an explanatory stance or factual description with conviction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That night, he was drunk.”
“Not back for dinner, what are you doing here?”
“What are they doing out so late?”
“No one else can sleep tonight!”
“It's late. I'm trying to sleep!”
“Why is a hangover so awful? I'll never drink again.”