这么久不见 真的长进不少
“I haven't seen you for a while. You've really improved.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你什么时候跟孔鹏联系上了
“When did you get in touch with Kong Peng?”
这么久 不 见 真的 长进不少
“I haven't seen you for a while. You've really improved.”
既然都知道了
“Since you know everything,”
“You've become much craftier than you used to be.”
Complimenting someone's 'progress' (长进) when uncovering their secret connections often serves as an indirect accusation of deceit or cunning.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
made substantial progress / improved a lot
Can be used sincerely to praise growth, or sarcastically to call out someone's newly acquired shrewdness.
haven't seen each other for so long
A standard conversational opener acknowledging a long separation between parties.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Well, long time no see. You've gotten quite capable.”
“that times have changed. We truly can't afford it.”
“haven't seen you for a few days, and you've grown. [Police Internal Video Communication System]”