是好久没看见了
“I haven't seen it for quite a while.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你那只狗呢
“where's your dog?”
是 好久没看见 了
“I haven't seen it for quite a while.”
你没回来之前它还在呢
“It was still around before you came back.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Starting a sentence with an emphatic 'Shi' serves as an immediate alignment marker, acknowledging and validating the other speaker's point.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
haven't ... for a long time
Standard pattern used to express that an action hasn't taken place in a long duration.
Indicates a new situation or realization that a long time has already elapsed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's been a long time since we met.”
“We haven't seen each other for a long time.”
“Haven't seen you here in ages. That's true.”
“you haven't seen them for years, right?”