那你为什么不在家多待两天
“Why not stay home a couple more days?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
养老院后天才能搬进去
“I can't move into the retirement home until the day after tomorrow.”
那你 为什么不 在家 多待两天
“Why not stay home a couple more days?”
我算错了几天日子
“I miscalculated the dates.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Moving to a nursing home often carries emotional friction in Chinese families, making sudden departures from the family home a sensitive subject of inquiry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stay for a couple more days
Commonly used in hospitality or family contexts to invite or question someone's length of stay.
why not
A direct way to question someone's omission of an obvious or preferable choice.