我最近这身体也不太好
“I'm not feeling well lately.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
帮帮我弟
“help my brother.”
我最近这身体 也不 太好
“I'm not feeling well lately.”
联系了一家香港医院
“I've contacted a Hong Kong hospital”
“Don't bring your trouble to me; I have my own problems to worry about.”
In Chinese interpersonal communication, citing personal illness or family constraints is a standard face-saving tactic to refuse a burdensome request without openly confronting the petitioner.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not in good health
A common and socially acceptable excuse used in Chinese to politely decline requests or step away from burdensome tasks.
Functions here as an adverb highlighting parity to justify an excuse ('I, too, am suffering').
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My health is getting worse lately.”
“Something is indeed wrong with my body.”
“Too much heat or cold, and they suffer.”
“I'm not feeling well today.”
“(This body is so weak.)”