这才多久啊？ 不到半天的时间
“How long did that take? Not even half a day.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
刚才 阳关分局打来电话说 嫌疑人已经锁定了
“Yangguan Branch just called. They've identified the suspect.”
这才多久啊 ？ 不到半天的 时间
“How long did that take? Not even half a day.”
好
“Well done.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Expressing surprise at rapid turnaround is a conventional, indirect way of complimenting the high efficiency and competence of partner units.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how long has it even been / that was so fast
A common rhetorical expression used to emphasize that an impressively short duration has passed.
less than half a day's time
Used to underline high efficiency or swift progress in task execution.
Adds emotional intensity and exclamatory emphasis to the rhetorical question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“for three to five days at a time. I have no time to rest.”
“It's fine. It's only been about half an hour.”
“Just three days total, I think.”
“It's only been half an hour. Why are you nagging me already?”