在面试编辑 不方便接电话
“I was interviewing editors. I couldn't take calls.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么不接电话
“Why weren't you answering?”
在面试编辑 不方便接电话
“I was interviewing editors. I couldn't take calls.”
“Didn't I come over right away as soon as I finished?”
“I wasn't ignoring you on purpose; I was in an important meeting, so don't be mad.”
In Chinese relational dynamics, offering a legitimate work obligation serves as an unquestionable and socially accepted reason for not being immediately reachable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
inconvenient / not in a position to
The standard polite and concise spoken formula to explain why one cannot take a call or do a favor.
answer the phone
Everyday verb-object collocation for receiving or answering an incoming phone call.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Our editor called him, and he would not even pick up. What does that mean?”
“Why aren't you answering my call?”
“Congratulations, Editor Lin. Why didn't you call”
“I want to make a trip to the Telecom Bureau, and call my chief editor.”
“Shall we exchange contact information? Sure.”
“Why isn't she picking up?”