要去给那个什么 过去的老同事打电话
“he wanted to call some old colleagues from way back.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“he was watching TV just fine, and then he suddenly said”
要去给 那个什么 过去 的 老 同事 打电话
“he wanted to call some old colleagues from way back.”
我也没敢拦
“I didn't dare stop him.”
“Out of nowhere he insisted on reaching out to someone from way back, which felt bizarre.”
Re-contacting distant former colleagues out of the blue often indicates an urgent personal problem, favor-seeking, or unusual emotional state.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that what's-it-called / you know, that thing
Common spoken filler used while searching for a word or hesitating.
former colleague
Used to denote people one worked with in the past.