虽然他时不时地联系不上
“Although he is unreachable from time to time,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可以
“Okay.”
虽然他 时不时地 联系不上
“Although he is unreachable from time to time,”
“there is definitely a problem this time. Moving his grandparents' graves”
“I know he habitually disappears, but don't dismiss this just as his usual habit.”
Speakers deliberately concede an obvious counter-argument first using '虽然' to build credibility before presenting their main alarming evidence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
from time to time; every now and then
A very common conversational adverb describing frequent but irregular occurrences.
cannot be reached / out of contact
A potential complement construction essential for expressing inability to establish communication.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I haven't been able to reach him either.”
“But I can't get in touch with him either.”
“But I can't get in touch with him either.”
“You can't reach him for a couple of days.”
“There are some I can't even contact anymore.”
“but you still won't be able to reach”