是来求徐公的 已经连来了一个月了
“She came to beg Mr. Xu. She's been coming for a month straight.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那小娘子家中郎君重病无钱医治
“That girl has a husband gravely ill, no money for treatment.”
是来求徐公的 已经 连来了一个月 了
“She came to beg Mr. Xu. She's been coming for a month straight.”
旁边是她阿娘？
“That's her mother beside her?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, commoners facing tragedy often had to make repeated, desperate public petitions to officials or influential patrons to receive aid or justice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
has been coming continuously for an entire month
A useful construction using '连' (continuously) before a verb phrase to emphasize persistent, unbroken duration.
Indicates the ongoing accumulation of time up to the present moment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Xu is truly powerful.”
“It seems this Mr. Xu is no ordinary charlatan.”
“If Mr. Xu really… Rest assured.”
“Mr. Xu, we pay our respects.”
“Please look. This is Mr. Xu's statue.”
“If you neglected your duty and got Mr. Xu killed, I wouldn't let you off.”