HEYGOW ASMR

Setting the scene

10 phrases
HD
dāngshí rén hěn duō.
当时人很多。
ENthere were a lot of people
HD
tiān yǐjīng hēi le.
天已经黑了。
ENit had already got dark
HD
xiànchǎng hěn ānjìng.
现场很安静。
ENthe place was very quiet
HD
wǒ yí ge rén zài jiā.
我一个人在家。
ENI was alone at home
HD
zhōuwéi dōu shì mòshēngrén.
周围都是陌生人。
ENeveryone around me was a stranger
HD
wǒ zhèngzài páiduì.
我正在排队。
ENI was in the queue
HD
nà dìfang hěn piān.
那地方很偏。
ENit was out of the way
HD
wàimiàn xià zhe dàyǔ.
外面下着大雨。
ENit was pouring outside
HD
wū lǐ yí piàn qīhēi.
屋里一片漆黑。
ENthe room was pitch dark
HD
chǎngmiàn yǒudiǎn hùnluàn.
场面有点混乱。
ENthings were a bit chaotic

外面下着大雨 uses 着 to hold an action open as the backdrop while something else happens in front of it - that is the whole job of 着 in narration. 屋里一片漆黑 uses 一片, one stretch, as the measure for an undivided expanse of darkness.