续蕊比我还早知道两年多
“Xurui knew more than two years before I did.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这事不都知道一阵了吗
“Haven't we known about this for a while?”
续蕊 比 我 还 早知道 两年 多
“Xurui knew more than two years before I did.”
“We should all be mentally prepared.”
“This has been known for years, so stop acting like it's a sudden surprise.”
In Chinese culture, having ample advance knowledge is expected to translate into emotional maturity and readiness to handle impending bad news.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even earlier than me
A comparative construction used to highlight precedence or earlier awareness.
more than two years
Place '多' after the classifier or time noun to indicate 'more than' or 'over'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't worry about Xu Rui's business.”
“Xu Rui, didn't you get bitten?”
“Xu Rui, I shouldn't have dragged you into this.”
“Xu Rui, it's fine. This is a small scene”
“Xurui won't even mention Xiaocan now”
“No... Xurui is such a good girl.”