🎙️1️⃣0️⃣6️⃣ What’s Going On? A Small Change That Feels Much Better

A quiet day, a small surprise, and a feeling that’s much better than expected — today’s episode shows how three very common Chinese expressions are used in daily conversations: 没怎么 (didn’t really) 怎么回事 (what’s going on?) ……得多 (much …er)

Hello，大家好，我是Janine。Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.

昨天我一整天都在家。Zuótiān wǒ yì zhěng tiān dōu zài jiā.Yesterday I stayed at home all day.

我本来打算好好休息，Wǒ běnlái dǎsuàn hǎohāo xiūxi,I originally planned to rest properly,

但是其实也没怎么休息。dànshì qíshí yě méi zěnme xiūxi.but actually, I didn’t really rest much.

下午的时候，我突然觉得有点儿累，Xiàwǔ de shíhou, wǒ tūrán juéde yǒudiǎnr lèi,In the afternoon, I suddenly felt a bit tired,

我心里想：Wǒ xīnli xiǎng:and thought to myself:

“怎么回事？我不是一整天都在家吗？”“Zěnme huíshì? Wǒ bú shì yì zhěng tiān dōu zài jiā ma?”“What’s going on? Didn’t I stay home all day?”

后来我发现，Hòulái wǒ fāxiàn,Later I realized,

我一直在看手机、回消息、想工作的事情。Wǒ yìzhí zài kàn shǒujī, huí xiāoxi, xiǎng gōngzuò de shìqing.I was constantly on my phone, replying to messages, thinking about work.

难怪我比平时累得多。Nánguài wǒ bǐ píngshí lèi de duō.No wonder I was much more tired than usual.

于是我把手机放到一边，Yúshì wǒ bǎ shǒujī fàng dào yìbiān,So I put my phone aside,

什么也不想，shénme yě bù xiǎng,thought about nothing,

感觉整个人轻松得多了。gǎnjué zhěng gè rén qīngsōng de duō le.and felt much more relaxed.