他又说个不停 所以我没办法接你电话
“and he just kept talking, so I couldn't answer your call.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
突然有个客户找我
“A client suddenly came looking for me,”
他又 说个不停 所以 我没办法 接你 电话
“and he just kept talking, so I couldn't answer your call.”
没事
“It's okay.”
“Please do not be mad at me; I was trapped in a conversation and could not pick up.”
In Chinese professional culture, obligations to clients often take precedence over personal commitments, serving as a socially accepted justification for personal delays.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
talking incessantly / non-stop
A highly colloquial pattern '[verb] + 个不停' used to emphasize that an action continues relentlessly without a pause.
have no choice / be unable to
Essential spoken phrase used to express helplessness or lack of viable alternatives in a given situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But why didn't he tell me when I called him?”
“He didn't answer.”
“If he calls you again, don't answer.”
“Stop her now! No one's answering.”
“He said he'd come on the phone. Can you stop calling him?”
“I picked up your phone call”