这个信息 发了十七年了
“This message was sent 17 years ago.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You can take the time to talk to him when he returns.”
这个 信息 发了十七年了
“This message was sent 17 years ago.”
你都忘了吧
“You must have forgotten.”
“That happened seventeen years ago; why are we still treating it like current news?”
In Chinese interpersonal communication, citing extreme durations often serves to gently question someone's unrealistic persistence or outdated assumptions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
has been sent/ongoing for [duration]
The double 'le' construction indicates an ongoing state that has lasted for the specified duration.
Functions as a sentence-final particle indicating ongoing duration and emphasizing the sheer length of time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's been 17 years.”
“It has been 17 years.”
“You've been here so many years.”
“Tell him that 17 years ago,”
“It must have been over a decade ago.”
“it's been 20 years, right?”