理由还是我耽误 他儿子做作业
“The reason is that I wasted his son's time on homework.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
花了几十块 他不谢谢我就算了 居然给我中评
“which cost me a few dozen yuan. It's fine if he doesn't want to thank me, but he gave me a moderate comment!”
理由 还 是我 耽误 他 儿子 做作 业
“The reason is that I wasted his son's time on homework.”
怎么会有这种人呀 人家是雇你去 开家长会的呀
“How could he do things like this? He hired you to attend the parents' meeting,”
“Can you believe this ridiculous excuse? It is totally unfair to blame me for that!”
Academic performance and homework are paramount concerns for Chinese parents, often leading them to blame external services for any study disruptions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the reason turned out to be / the excuse was actually
Used to introduce an explanation with a tone of disbelief or indignation.
to delay / to hold up
Commonly used when someone causes a waste of time or disrupts someone else's schedule.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How am I the one holding you back”
“Helping me is a waste of time.”
“As long as my grades don't slip. My dad can't understand it.”
“You've delayed us for so long. Sorry, sorry. I didn't know.”
“Do you think he's stalling on purpose,”
“I was caught up in something at school today. It's alright.”