都已经来这么多年了
“You've been here so many years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
阿任
“[Chang Chieh] Jen…”
都已经来这么多年了
“You've been here so many years.”
“Can I ask you this? My goddaughter, Yu-chieh…”
“You've been here long enough that you really should have outgrown this by now.”
In Chinese interpersonal ethics, length of experience is expected to bring self-restraint and adaptability; failing to adapt after years is seen as immature stubbornness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
already
Used to emphasize that an unexpected amount of time has elapsed or a stage has passed.
so many years
Emphasizes a prolonged duration of time in narrative or conversational reflections.
Indicates a completed accumulation of time or a change of state up to the present moment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but all these years, he's ruined his health.”
“(This? It's been ages.)”
“for many years already.”