如果晚上你们实在担心的话
“If you're really worried, you can stay at the hospital”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We've already arranged treatment for Ivory.”
如果晚上你们实在担心的话
“If you're really worried, you can stay at the hospital”
“and keep Ivory company while it receives the IV infusion.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese medical settings, having family members stay overnight by the patient's bedside during IV infusions is both common and actively accommodated.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
truly worried / genuinely concerned
Used to validate the listener's strong emotional concern before offering a concession or alternative.
if... (in that case)
The standard colloquial pattern for introducing conditional premises in natural spoken Chinese.
Marks the conditional premise casually, softening the formulation of the condition.
