他什么时候回来啊 那是daddy(父亲)的事
“When is he coming back? That's Daddy's business.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这个没问题 我问句题外话 你爸到底干什么去了
“That's not a problem. Let me ask something unrelated. What exactly is your dad doing?”
他 什么时候回来 啊 那是 daddy(父亲) 的事
“When is he coming back? That's Daddy's business.”
anyway(不管怎么说)
“Anyway,”
“Stop asking me about his schedule because I don't know and it is none of your business.”
Chinese interpersonal talk often touches on family affairs, requiring polite but firm distancing strategies when personal boundaries are crossed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that is someone's own business
A common colloquial phrase used to distance oneself from another person's actions or responsibilities.
Softens the interrogative clause before immediately countering it with an assertion.