你今天说有要紧事
“You said you had urgent matters to attend to.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好美啊
“It's so beautiful.”
你 今天 说 有 要紧事
“You said you had urgent matters to attend to.”
晚上还没回府用饭
“You didn't even come back for dinner.”
“You claimed you were busy, but what are you really up to?”
Instead of accusing someone of lying directly, Chinese speakers often reiterate what the other person previously claimed to highlight an inconsistency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
urgent matter; important business
A common colloquial and literary term used to describe critical or pressing affairs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The most important thing today is to be happy.”
“there's something more important I need to tell you.”
“There is an important investigation today”
“The top priority now is to rescue Master, right?”
“It had better be for something important.”
“The current top priority”
“I am late for something this important.”
“But the urgent matter now”