连个招呼都没有打
“He left without saying goodbye”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就像你一个 非常熟悉的人 出了趟门
“someone you know well has just stepped out on a trip.”
连个招呼都没有打
“He left without saying goodbye”
就再也不回来了
“and never came back.”
“They just vanished without a word, leaving us behind.”
In Chinese social decorum, parting without acknowledging others is seen as abnormal, emphasizing the tragedy and suddenness of death or disappearance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
did not even say goodbye
Used to describe someone abruptly leaving or acting without prior notice or courtesy.
to greet, to say hello, to give advance notice
Extremely common in daily conversation for both greeting people and giving prior warning before doing something.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He didn't even s-say goodbye?”
“You... didn't even say a word”
“You didn't even tell me earlier.”
“You scared me. Is that any way to greet someone, Yonghui?”
“You brat, you didn't even say you were coming back.”
“I didn't have time to greet you.”
“I didn't get a chance to tell you.”
“That's no way to greet someone.”
“didn't even greet anyone, and went straight into his office.”
“You could have at least called.”