也守了太多年了
“It's been years since Zhong Changrong guarded Xinggu Pass.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
让于商把这个送去朔漠 钟长荣在杏谷关
“Have Yu Shang send this to the Northern Desert. It's been years since Zhong Changrong guarded Xinggu Pass.”
也 守了太多年 了
“It's been years since Zhong Changrong guarded Xinggu Pass.”
“He has held power at that pass for too long; it is time to take him off the board.”
In Chinese political discourse, pushing out an entrenched general or official is frequently couched in benevolent terms like 'letting them rest' (休息) or noting their long service rather than outright purges.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
has guarded for too many years
Combines 守 (to guard/defend) with an expression of excessive duration, indicating that a tenure has lasted overly long.
Functions as both a completed aspect marker and a final marker marking excessive degree (太...了).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“has guarded this place for most of her life.”
“but in these years of endless war,”
“And you kept that observance all these years.”
“after years of hiding and avoiding detection,”