还是楼上那个事吧？
“Still that thing upstairs?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不用了 我还有事
“No need. I have things to do.”
还 是 楼上那个事 吧 ？
“Still that thing upstairs?”
最近搞得人心惶惶的 人还没有找到呀？
“People have been terrified. You haven't found her?”
“You're dealing with that unsettling issue upstairs, aren't you? Tell me more.”
In Chinese residential communities, neighbors often show connection or curiosity through euphemistic references like 'that matter' to avoid overt intrusiveness while probing for information.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it's probably still...
Used to make a polite or tentative deduction based on prior context.
that matter / that incident
A common euphemistic way to refer to a known issue or trouble without naming it directly.
Softens the question into an educated guess seeking confirmation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I think we stand a higher chance of breaking in from upstairs.”
“How could I be the owner?”
“I just saw the photo upstairs. Isn't that hilarious?”
“(Should I contact my landlady?)”
“he'd have taken them upstairs for a room.”
“Let us converse upstairs.”