这多长时间了 还不来啊
“It's been ages. He still hasn't come?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么不生气呀
“How can I not be angry?”
这多长时间了 还不来啊
“It's been ages. He still hasn't come?”
我等半个多小时
“Over half an hour waiting. The sun is baking me.”
“I am losing my patience; they should have been here by now.”
Rhetorically pointing out elapsed time is the standard spoken way to register dissatisfaction without necessarily launching an aggressive personal confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how long has it been already
A rhetorical phrase often used to express that too much time has passed while waiting.
still haven't arrived
Used with frustration when someone is overdue.
Marks the current duration up to the present moment, highlighting that a lot of time has accumulated.
Amplifies the speaker's exclamatory tone and emotional annoyance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It has been a while. But he hasn't come.”
“She's over half an hour late.”
“You know I don't have many days left to live, right? When exactly did you come?”