不然她又睡不着觉了
“Or she won't be able to sleep again.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“When you go back, don't tell Mom anything.”
不然 她又 睡不着觉 了
“Or she won't be able to sleep again.”
姐 坐
“Shao, sit.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese family culture, children frequently conceal their hardships or injuries from aging parents to spare them anxiety and insomnia.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
otherwise; or else
A very handy conjunction used to warn of a negative outcome if the preceding advice is ignored.
unable to fall asleep; suffer from insomnia
Potential complement construction used frequently to describe sleep disturbances caused by anxiety or illness.
Marks the predictable recurrence of an adverse state (she will be unable to sleep again).
