怪不得这两天没有他们的消息
“No wonder there's been no news from them these past few days.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再说了 我做什么不都是为了我们郑家吗
“Besides, isn't everything I do for the sake of our Zheng family?”
怪不得 这两天 没有 他们的消息
“No wonder there's been no news from them these past few days.”
看来是没有官印
“It seems they failed to enter the city”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese familial contexts, individuals frequently legitimize risky or improper actions by claiming they did it entirely for the collective good of the family lineage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no wonder; that explains it
Use at the beginning of a clause when you suddenly understand the cause behind an observation.
the past couple of days; recently
A common colloquial phrase referring vaguely to the last few days.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But now, there's no news of him.”
“But there's been no news for days.”
“he hasn't heard from him since yesterday morning.”
“Why haven't I heard from you lately?”
“Don't talk about auditions. I'm pretty sure I failed the last one too.”
“Why hasn't there been any news?”