可能是昨儿没歇好
“Perhaps I didn't rest well last night.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是吗
“Is that so?”
可能是 昨儿 没歇好
“Perhaps I didn't rest well last night.”
“How could you rest well? There they are discussing court affairs,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Blaming lack of sleep or physical weariness is a common Chinese face-saving strategy to excuse low energy or distraction during serious conversations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
probably / maybe
A common conversational hedge used to introduce a tentative explanation.
did not rest or sleep well
Colloquial northern Chinese expression for being sleep-deprived or poorly rested.