我今天本来前半夜就失眠
“I was already sleepless for the first half of the night.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'd rather you didn't come to care for me.”
我 今天 本来 前半夜 就 失眠
“I was already sleepless for the first half of the night.”
好容易有点困意
“I finally got a bit sleepy,”
“I was already having a miserable night trying to sleep, and you just made it worse.”
In close relationships, complaining about someone's awkward or untimely attempts at showing care ('关怀') signals intimacy and permission to be candid without risking offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the first half of the night
Refers to the hours before midnight; often contrasted with '后半夜' (the hours after midnight until dawn).
to suffer from insomnia / unable to sleep
Standard, ubiquitous term for sleeplessness or sleep disturbance in daily life.
Functions here as an emphatic adverb emphasizing the premature or already problematic nature of the insomnia.
