报告邹局 昨晚加班熬大夜了 困得实在睁不开眼了
“Director Zou, I pulled an all-nighter last night. I'm so tired. Can't keep my eyes open.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
冉队 邹局来了
“Captain Ran. Director Zou is here.”
报告 邹局 昨晚 加班 熬大夜 了 困得实在 睁不开眼 了
“Director Zou, I pulled an all-nighter last night. I'm so tired. Can't keep my eyes open.”
我在这儿呢
“I'm here.”
“Please excuse my sluggish appearance; I worked my tail off for the department all night.”
In Chinese organizational hierarchies, admitting severe exhaustion from working overtime can soften supervisory criticism by proving commitment and self-sacrifice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
pull an all-nighter, stay up through the whole night
A colloquial northern idiom used when working or staying awake until dawn.
cannot keep one's eyes open
Commonly used to describe extreme sleepiness or dazzling light.
Marks a completed event in the first instance and signals an extreme state change in the second.
