你吓我一跳 这怎么还有个人呢
“Hey, you scared me! How long have you been there?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还是有回避制度的獬豸
“(A Machine Shen bound by conflict-of-interest rules, no less.)”
你吓我一跳 这 怎么还有 个 人呢
“Hey, you scared me! How long have you been there?”
你刚才回来的时候 我跟你打过招呼了
“I said hello to you the second you walked in.”
“Whoa, you startled me! I had no idea you were sitting right there.”
In Chinese daily interactions, saying someone 'scared you' when noticing them late is a natural, informal way to acknowledge their presence and apologize for ignoring them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
scared me / gave me a fright
Very common colloquial phrase used immediately after being startled by someone or something unexpected.
why is there still / how come there is also
Used to express surprise at discovering something or someone unexpected in a place.
Adds a tone of bewildered inquiry, emphasizing the speaker's confusion about how someone was there all along.
