这个事情也不能怪秋萍 是我还没有 来得及告诉她
“This isn't Qiuping's fault. I hadn't told her yet.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
秋萍 为什么不去啊 不是 阿姨
“Qiuping, why wouldn't you go? Auntie.”
这个 事情 也不 能怪 秋萍 是我 还没有 来得及 告诉 她
“This isn't Qiuping's fault. I hadn't told her yet.”
那就去呀
“Then go.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Proactively shouldering the blame in front of elders or family members preserves interpersonal harmony and protects a loved one's standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot really blame
Used to deflect culpability away from someone by highlighting mitigating circumstances.
haven't had time to / didn't manage to in time
Standard excuse to explain an oversight due to lack of time rather than lack of intent.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You owe gratitude to Qiuping”
“Now Zheng Decheng and Li Qiuping are deadlocked over this.”
“Qiuping, because you insisted on reporting this time,”
“Sorry, Qiuping. I can't keep you company after your long journey.”
“Then, whenever he saw Qiuping, he'd freeze like a stone, couldn't say a word.”
“I, Li Qiuping, will still be here.”