刚给你打电话你没接 是不是堵车了
“I called earlier, but you didn't answer. Stuck in traffic?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Moving it right away, boss. Carefully selected?”
刚 给你打电话 你没接 是不是堵车了
“I called earlier, but you didn't answer. Stuck in traffic?”
“I noticed the one-hour trip took you two.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
When inquiring about someone's failure to answer, suggesting an external reason like traffic allows the other person to save face immediately.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just called you
A natural way to initiate a follow-up after an unreturned or missed phone call.
traffic jam / caught in traffic
The standard everyday term for heavy traffic or road congestion.
Marks completion of the action and confirms a change of state regarding the traffic situation.
