爸爸这些日子啊事太多了
“I've been swamped lately.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还可以
“It's manageable.”
爸爸这些日子啊 事太多了
“I've been swamped lately.”
这 知道
“Well... I know.”
“Please don't be mad at me for neglecting you lately; work has completely overwhelmed me.”
Traditional Chinese parents rarely say direct apologies like 'sorry' to their children, choosing instead to explain objective difficulties to convey regret.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
these past few days / lately
Very common conversational time phrase equivalent to 'lately' or 'recently'.
swamped with things / too much going on
A standard casual excuse or explanation when someone has been unavailable.
Pauses the sentence to draw the listener's focus and soften the explanatory tone.
Marks an ongoing excessive state, emphasizing how overwhelmed the speaker feels.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mom and Dad, you both know”
“Lately, I've been pretty busy too. Not much time spent with you.”
“I would do anything.”
“I would do anything.”
“My father tried many ways.”
“Dear Mom and Dad,”