连着一忙就是几天几夜
“He'd be busy for days and nights,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是在打电话
“or making phone calls.”
连着一忙 就是 几天几夜
“He'd be busy for days and nights,”
那都不吃东西啊
“and he wouldn't eat anything.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers frequently highlight grueling work hours when discussing peers to show sympathy (guanxin) and respect for their dedication and endurance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
continuously; in a row
Used before an action or duration to highlight an unbroken streak of time or events.
once it happens, it easily amounts to...
A common spoken construction used to highlight that a duration or quantity is unexpectedly large or prolonged.
several days and nights
An exaggerated or literal expression indicating an exhaustive, round-the-clock period of time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You've been doing this for over a week now.”
“runs around the clock. Sometimes they even shoot all night.”