我一直在消化这个事
“I've been trying to digest this news.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这段时间
“In this period of time,”
我 一直在 消化这个事
“I've been trying to digest this news.”
那天回来
“When I came back that day,”
“It was quite a shock, and I am still trying to wrap my head around it.”
Chinese frequently uses bodily metaphors like 'digesting' (消化) or 'swallowing' (咽下) to describe emotional coping mechanisms and psychological processing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to digest; to process emotionally or mentally
Metaphorically used to describe taking time to process complicated, unexpected, or troubling information.
have been continuously
Highlights a continuous, ongoing state or effort persisting over a period of time.