一直忙着工作
“I've been busy with work,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不过
“But...”
一直 忙着工作
“I've been busy with work,”
对这边也不熟
“so I'm not familiar with this area.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Citing overwhelming work responsibilities is a culturally standard and universally respected polite excuse in modern China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
continuously busy doing something
A natural spoken frame to explain why someone has neglected other things or lost track of time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he'd spent all those years focusing on work”
“Just buried himself in work.”
“I have so many things to do.”
“You've been busy with the company and Ling Yikai's issues all the time.”
“I have so many things to do.”
“He kept himself busy,”