明明就跟陈皓维在本岛的饭店
“I was clearly staying with Chen Haowei at a hotel on the main island.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我昨天晚上
“Last night”
明明就 跟 陈皓维 在 本岛 的饭店
“I was clearly staying with Chen Haowei at a hotel on the main island.”
可是我今天一睁开眼
“But when I opened my eyes today,”
“I know for a fact I was at the hotel with him, so how on earth did I end up here?”
Pairing '明明' with '就' is extremely common in spoken Taiwanese Mandarin to strongly underline certainty against doubt or confusion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
clearly / obviously (contrary to expectation)
Use this spoken collocation when emphasizing an undeniable fact that contrasts sharply with the current reality.