一时就没顾得上你
“So I simply didn't have time for you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Every matter in the company, requires my personal attention.”
一时就 没顾得上 你
“So I simply didn't have time for you.”
这不
“Then,”
“Do not take it personally; I am too busy managing everything around here to focus on you.”
Framing interpersonal neglect around overwhelming professional obligations allows superiors or colleagues to smooth over hurt feelings while maintaining an aura of authority and importance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
able to attend to or care for
A potential complement phrase frequently used in the negative form (顾不上) or with negative adverbs (没顾得上) to excuse an oversight due to lack of time or attention.
for a short time; momentarily
Used to frame an oversight or delay as temporary rather than deliberate or long-lasting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Never asked you.”
“and haven't had a chance to tell you.”
“that all these years, I've done nothing for you.”
“Precisely because I haven't forgotten,”
“I didn't consider your feelings.”
“so I didn't get to tell you—”