吓得我好几天睡不着觉
“I was so scared, I couldn't sleep for days.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那个时候 徐志宏的人头 在天台被发现了
“At that time, Xu Zhihong's head was found on the rooftop.”
吓得我好几天 睡不着觉
“I was so scared, I couldn't sleep for days.”
当时
“Back then,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers frequently measure the severity of shock or fear through bodily disruptions like being unable to eat or sleep.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so scared that...
A classic resultative complement structure used to vividly describe the physical consequence of fright.
unable to fall asleep
A fundamental potential complement structure describing insomnia or distress preventing sleep.