浪费了我一宿 外带一早上的时间
“wasted an entire night and half my morning.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那你说我好心好意地帮他
“I helped him out with good intentions,”
浪费了 我一宿 外带一早上的 时间
“wasted an entire night and half my morning.”
他不感谢我就算了
“Not only did he not thank me,”
“I went completely out of my way for him, and he acts like it's nothing.”
In Chinese culture, voluntarily helping someone creates an implicit social debt (renqing); failing to show gratitude is seen as a serious breach of social decency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in addition; plus; on top of that
Colloquial spoken connector used to tack on an additional burden, expense, or duration.
a whole night; an entire overnight period
A colloquial northern Chinese term (pronounced 'yī xiǔ') referring to a full night's duration.
Marks the completion of the action and emphasizes the irreversible loss of personal time.
