这都已经好几日了 我二弟通番一事 怎么还不判罚
“it's been days. Why hasn't my second brother been sentenced for the illicit foreign trade?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
官爷
“Officer,”
这都已经好几日了 我二弟通番一事 怎么还不 判罚
“it's been days. Why hasn't my second brother been sentenced for the illicit foreign trade?”
外面可是有什么消息没有
“Is there any news from outside?”
“The suspense is killing me; please tell me what the authorities are planning to do with my brother.”
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, strict maritime bans (Haijin) meant that unauthorized trade or contact with foreigners ('Tongfan') was treated as a severe treasonous offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it has already been [time/extent]...
A very common frame used to express impatience or emphasize that too much time has passed.
why hasn't [something happened] yet?
Used to question a delay when you expect something to have already occurred.
Combines with 'already' to emphasize the long duration of waiting up to the present moment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- We shall avenge Chen'an! - We shall avenge Second Prince!”
“Kuo Ta-fu, you've already caused two deaths. You realize you could serve two life terms for this.”
“You realize you could serve two life terms for this. - [Ta-fu chuckles] - I suggest you cooperate.”
“Mr. Wang said the case is closed.”
“My brother's case still hasn't been solved. Aren't you dissatisfied too?”
“You're right. That was the prison of the Penal Court.”