大半夜还送来了 这么多人来陪我
“You sent so many here to keep me company.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“From what I can see, you did quite well.”
大半夜 还送 来了 这么多 人来 陪我
“You sent so many here to keep me company.”
着实让我惊喜
“What a surprise.”
“Did you really need to send an entire armed squad in the middle of the night just to keep tabs on me?”
In adversarial Chinese rhetoric, speakers often mask hostility with exaggerated courtesy or pleasant words (like 'accompanying' someone instead of 'capturing' them) to heighten dramatic irony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the dead of night; late at night
Spoken expression highlighting the unreasonable, suspicious, or inappropriate lateness of the hour.
even went so far as to send over
The adverb '还' here expresses disbelief or highlights excessive, unexpected action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Where am I supposed to take you in the middle of the night?”
“It's the dead of night!”
“to stay up all night? Take the buns out. Look at the mess you've made.”
“Are you nuts? It's the middle of the night!”
“It's so late. Let me walk you home.”
“It's pretty late. I'll drive you two back. No need. You guys head back first.”