我这不刚进门吗 没多久你就回来了
“I just came here and you're back.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我就跟他们打听了一下 你们家地址
“So I asked for your home address.”
我 这不刚进门吗 没多久你 就回来 了
“I just came here and you're back.”
找我啊
“You came to see me? What for?”
“Don't feel bad, I literally just got here myself.”
Chinese guests frequently downplay how long they have waited to prevent the host from feeling guilty or neglectful.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as you can see; after all; isn't it the case that
A spoken discourse marker used to draw attention to an obvious fact or explain a current circumstance.
just walked through the door
Commonly used when explaining one's recent arrival at home or an office.
not long after; shortly
Used to describe a very short duration between two consecutive events.
Softens the rhetorical statement into an obvious confirmation, pointing out that they only just arrived.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You didn't tell me, either. I just came back.”
“You're back so early!”
“Why aren't you going in? What are you doing here? You're finally back.”
“Then why aren't you going home?”
“From the moment you walked in, I had a feeling”
“I just got back.”