你可以有多久不看我、不碰我
“how long could you go without looking at me, touching me,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
交代事项的便利贴
“sticky notes on the fridge,”
你 可以有多久不 看我、不碰我
“how long could you go without looking at me, touching me,”
不问我今天过得好不好
“or asking how my day was?”
“Your cold indifference is killing me, and you treat me like a complete stranger.”
In contemporary Chinese relationship discourse, emotional withdrawal, withholding touch, and silent treatment are labeled 'cold violence', considered just as destructive as overt fights.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
for how long
Commonly used in rhetorical questions to emphasize the unreasonable duration of an unpleasant situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's been so long since we last met.”
“It's been a long time since we met.”
“won't spare you a single glance.”
“I haven't seen you in a long time.”
“It's only been a few days and you don't recognize me?”
“finally has time to see me.”