电报大楼是什么意思？”干什么事呢？“ 跟 “你正在做什么？” 有什么区别？
What does 电报大楼 mean? Any pictures are appreciated. What is the difference between ”干什么事呢？“ and ” “你正在做什么？", don’t they both mean “What are you doing?”.
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电报大楼 is a building where one goes to send telegraphs. It is like a general postal office that occupies a whole building with a section dedicated to telegraphing. Usually there is only one in a city or a county. It is not very tall, but is rather wide with left and right wings. The bigger the city, the grander the telegraph building. You can imagine it like a central railway station in America. When one wanted to send a telegraph, one had to cross town to find this place to do it. It is a thing of the past.
There is not much difference between the two questions. “你正在做什么?" refers to “right at this moment”; whereas “干什么事呢?” is more like “What have you been doing?”. “干什么事呢?” is not very natural. Most people would say “干啥呢?” instead.
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