我这接了几个工作电话 就给忙忘了
“I got a few work calls and got sidetracked.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Sorry! So sorry, Ms. Yan. My mistake.”
我这接了几个 工作 电话 就给 忙忘了
“I got a few work calls and got sidetracked.”
您的课跟李老师的课 给调换了 您的课放到明天了
“Your class was swapped with Mr. Li's. Your class is tomorrow.”
“Please don't be mad at me; I was swamped with other urgent job duties.”
Attributing an error to being overly busy with legitimate duties serves as a face-saving mechanism that mitigates personal fault in Chinese organizational etiquette.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
too busy and forgot; slipped one's mind due to busyness
A very common colloquial excuse used in daily and workplace Chinese when an obligation is overlooked.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I need to take this call. You can go ahead with your work.”
“When she answered the phone, she'd say she was working.”
“kill you or what?”
“I... I just got a work WeChat message. I have to get back to work.”
“You said you're really busy with work. ♪ I need you maybe ♪ Moreover, unexpected incidents”
“Why isn't she picking up?”