今日起得实在是太早了 我要补眠
“I woke up way too early today, I need to catch up on sleep.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不去 不去
“I don't want to.”
今日起得 实在是 太 早 了 我要 补眠
“I woke up way too early today, I need to catch up on sleep.”
“I'm exhausted and not going anywhere with you, leave me alone.”
Citing physical tiredness or lack of sleep is one of the most culturally acceptable ways in Chinese culture to refuse an invitation without giving offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
woke up too early
A standard daily expression used when complaining about early schedules.
catch up on sleep
A common colloquial term for making up for sleep deprivation.
Emphasizes the excessive extent of the situation when paired with '太'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You woke up too early.”
“So early? Can you fall asleep?”
“Why are you up so early?”
“Why did he go to sleep so early?”
“Need to get up earlier. Hurry!”
“It's so early. They're either still sleeping”