My colleague looked tired this morning, and when he said he’d worked until 1 a.m., I said, “No wonder you’re so sleepy today!”Let’s learn how to say “no wonder / that explains why” in Chinese.难怪（nán guài)Hello，大家好，我是Janine。Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.今天早上我去公司，发现同事看起来很累。Jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ qù gōngsī, fāxiàn tóngshì kàn qǐlái hěn lèi.This morning at work, I noticed my colleague looked really tired.我问他：“你昨晚没睡好吗？”Wǒ wèn tā: “Nǐ zuó wǎn méi shuì hǎo ma?”I asked him, “Didn’t you sleep well last night?”他说：“我昨天晚上加班到一点。”Tā shuō: “Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang jiābān dào yī diǎn.”He said, “I worked overtime until 1 a.m.”我笑着说：“难怪你今天这么困！”Wǒ xiào zhe shuō: “Nán guài nǐ jīntiān zhème kùn!”I smiled and said, “No wonder you’re so sleepy today!”

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