中国語日記翻訳【8】

I always stayed at the office until late at night. My coworker looked at me with worried eyes, but I’m good!

我以前总是待在办公室到很晚。
同事看着我时眼神里都是担心，不过我真的没事！

解説

Here is a **full, mechanism‑level explanation** of each Chinese sentence, with **meaning**, **grammar**, **syntax**, and **nuance** unpacked in detail.
I’ll go segment by segment so you clearly see how the sentence is constructed.

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# ⭐ Sentence 1
**我以前总是待在办公室到很晚。**

## 🌐 Overall Meaning
“I used to stay in the office until very late.”

This describes a habitual past action.

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## 🧩 Grammar Breakdown

### **我**
– Subject: “I.”

### **以前**
– Time expression meaning **“before / in the past / previously.”**
– Sets the sentence in a **habitual past** context.

### **总是**
– Adverb meaning **“always / consistently / all the time.”**
– Indicates repeated, habitual behavior.

→ **我以前总是…**
“I used to always…”

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### **待在办公室**
– **待** — “to stay / remain.”
– **在** — location marker “at / in.”
– **办公室** — “office.”

→ “stay in the office.”

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### **到很晚**
– **到** — “until.”
– **很晚** — “very late.”

→ “until very late.”

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### ✨ Full structure
**我以前 + 总是 + 待在办公室 + 到很晚**
→ “I used to always stay in the office until very late.”

Nuance:
– Very natural, conversational Chinese.
– Implies long hours and possibly overwork.