你这几天都干吗去了 都这么晚回来
“What have you been doing these days? You always come home so late.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你这几天都 干吗去了 都这么晚 回来
“What have you been doing these days? You always come home so late.”
没干吗
“Nothing.”
“You are staying out too late and it is worrying me. What are you hiding?”
In Chinese family culture, asking directly about someone's whereabouts and late arrivals is considered an expression of care rather than an invasion of personal privacy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
these past few days
A common time phrase used to refer to recent continuous actions or states.
where did you go to do what / what were you up to
A common spoken phrase used to ask where someone went and what they did, often carrying mild inquisitiveness.
so late
Used to emphasize the unusual tardiness of an action or event.
Indicates completion of the departure or recent activity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What have you been doing these days? You always come home so late.”
“Where have you been? Why are you in such a mess again?”
“why did I come back so late tonight?”
“Why are you back so late? Where did you go?”