准备了好长时间呢
“for quite a long time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
今天晚上的年夜饭
“preparing for tonight's New Year's Eve dinner”
准备了 好长时间 呢
“for quite a long time.”
都是他做的
“He cooked them all.”
“You all better appreciate this meal—he worked tirelessly on it for ages.”
Preparing the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is a major family ritual requiring hours or days of labor; acknowledging this effort verbally shows respect and gratitude toward the host or family cook.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a very long time
A spoken phrase where '好' acts as an intensifier meaning 'quite' or 'very'.
prepared; spent time preparing
Used to denote that effort has already been invested into an endeavor or event.
Emphasizes the duration and intensity of the action, adding an evaluative, demonstrative tone.