你家这铺子先前关了快两个月
“Your shop was closed for almost 2 months.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
坏了 长玉
“Oh no, Changyu.”
你家这铺子先前关了快两个月
“Your shop was closed for almost 2 months.”
“Did you forget to pay the protection money?”
“Being shut down for so long definitely raised suspicions or caused trouble.”
Small shops relied on continuous daily cash flow and smooth relations with local powers; extended closures were dangerous signs of financial failure or harassment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
almost two months / nearly two months
Here '快' functions as an adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly' when placed before time durations.
previously / prior to this
Used to establish temporal background before discussing current repercussions.