早上根本就没吃饭
“I didn't have breakfast at all.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是不是早上东西吃多了
“You ate too much this morning?”
早上 根本就没 吃饭
“I didn't have breakfast at all.”
是那个船夫的问题
“It's the boatman's fault.”
“You have got it completely wrong; my stomach is empty.”
In Chinese culture, physical discomfort is instinctively attributed to dietary habits ('eating too much' or 'eating bad food'), making clarifying one's food intake the primary step in explaining sickness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
simply; not at all; fundamentally
Used before a negative to strongly emphasize the complete absence of an action or fact.
did not eat; skipped a meal
Common everyday phrase meaning one hasn't had a proper meal or food.