我们伙房人手不够 我走不开
“We're short-staffed. I can't leave.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这里到我家大概要走半天的山路 一来一回就得一天
“It's a half-day trek home from here. A round trip takes a whole day.”
我们伙房人手 不够 我走 不开
“We're short-staffed. I can't leave.”
你有啥事没有啊
“Is something on your mind?”
“We're short-handed in the kitchen and I can't get away, so please get straight to the point.”
A colloquial term traditionally used in specific collective institutions (such as the military, construction sites, or school canteens) to refer to the kitchen or catering department. It evokes a down-to-earth sense of collective living or grassroots public-sector work.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to get away or leave due to current duties or tasks
A highly frequent colloquial expression in daily life and the workplace. Composed of the verb 'zou' and the negative potential complement 'bu kai', it is commonly used to politely decline an invitation or explain an absence.
short-handed; lacking enough personnel or manpower
A common objective reason or explanation used in workplace and everyday contexts, often paired with expressions like 'zou bu kai' (cannot get away) or 'mang bu guo lai' (overwhelmed with work).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It makes the kitchen look bad. How can we work now? Let's go.”
“you're with the kitchen now. So, you're not under me.”
“to work in the kitchen. That's a great injustice.”
“Wasn't the kitchen just fine? What's with you?”
“I'm done with the kitchen.”
“Work as an assistant. What else?”