有人告诉我 你最近经常在外面加班
“someone told me that you've been working extra hours outside a lot lately.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不过
“However,”
有人 告诉我 你最近经常 在外面加班
“someone told me that you've been working extra hours outside a lot lately.”
可能没工夫过来
“So you might not have time to come over.”
“I know you've been spending a lot of time away from the office, so what are you actually up to?”
Using vague attribution like 'someone told me' allows a speaker to probe sensitive personal or professional actions without revealing informants or making an outright accusation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
working overtime off-site / working overtime outside
Refers to doing work duties beyond regular hours away from the primary office.
someone told me
A common conversational hedge to introduce rumors, observations, or sensitive feedback without naming the source.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the first thing that comes to your mind is actually working overtime? If you keep doing this long-term, you will lose all your abilities.”
“But if you're working overtime, you must take care of yourself.”
“I was too busy working overtime to have dinner.”
“I just thought, since you've been busy with work lately,”
“I've had too much work lately. I'm always staying up late.”
“No, really. I'm honestly just the type who works late.”