我这心里边一直在打鼓
“I've been feeling very uneasy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“the boats and the number of people going to sea.”
我这心里边一直在打鼓
“I've been feeling very uneasy.”
罗翻译又没有回来
“Translator Luo hasn't returned yet,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Mandarin frequently maps mental turmoil onto physical heart sensations, as seen in '打鼓' (beating drums in the heart) to convey gut-wrenching suspense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to feel nervous / to have butterflies in one's stomach / to feel uneasy
A very common colloquial idiom describing internal dread, apprehension, or uncertainty.
all along / continuously
Used before verbs to indicate that an action or mental state has been ongoing without interruption.
