难怪这几日看到他
“No wonder he's become more arrogant”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
恐怕就是这个缘故吧
“I guess that's why.”
难怪 这几日看到他
“No wonder he's become more arrogant”
越发地目中无人了
“every time I see him now.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Observing and judging peers who display excessive pride or arrogance is a common social mechanism for reinforcing shared behavioral norms.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no wonder; that explains it
Commonly placed at the beginning of a sentence to introduce an explanation for something previously puzzling.
these past few days
A slightly formal or literary equivalent of '这几天' in spoken dialogue.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It has been but a few days,”
“I haven't seen him for days.”
“Otherwise, I usually wouldn't see you.”
“I guess he only meant to probe my condition”
“I noticed his expression was very different from usual,”
“Then come and visit him a couple of times these months”