这打的时间 可也够长的啊
“They tend to be long calls, huh?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“No charge. People who come are all townsfolk.”
这打的时间 可也 够长的 啊
“They tend to be long calls, huh?”
“For discussing business, it's all normal.”
“You've been on that phone forever—what were you really doing?”
Even when services among neighbors are ostensibly free, exceeding implicit boundaries invites gentle teasing or social policing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sure is pretty long / certainly lasted quite a while
Use '可也够...的' to add emphatic, slightly teasing commentary about an excessive degree.
Softens the blunt observation into a conversational, slightly teasing prompt.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're going to be gone for a long time. I know you.”
“In that time, we could play two rounds.”
“But as time went on,”
“It doesn't matter how long they stay here.”
“Besides, there's still plenty of time. We'll think of something.”
“it was a long time ago.”