一直心不在焉的
“You've been absent-minded.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你最近是怎么了
“What's wrong with you?”
一直 心不在焉 的
“You've been absent-minded.”
“Why do you often watch this pot of flowers?”
“You are clearly hiding something on your mind; tell me what is going on.”
Close friends or partners in Chinese relationships frequently express care by noting subtle behavioral changes rather than asking bluntly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
absentminded, preoccupied, distracted
A very common idiom used when someone's attention is clearly elsewhere rather than on what they are doing.
Emphasizes the ongoing descriptive state of being distracted.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“she was constantly distracted”
“I always feel uneasy.”
“to still be hanging in the air.”
“You seem a bit absent-minded today.”
“She's been distracted lately. It's a bit weird.”