也没来得及通知他们
“we didn't have time to tell them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这次来北京呢
“This time in Beijing,”
也 没来得及 通知他们
“we didn't have time to tell them.”
宋主任
“Dr. Song.”
“Please excuse my sudden visit; everything happened too quickly to give proper notice.”
In Chinese professional culture, arriving without advance notice violates polite protocol, making an explicit excuse about lack of time necessary to save face and show respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't have time to / wasn't able to in time
An essential spoken phrase for excusing an omission caused by sudden schedule changes or lack of time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“so I didn't get to tell you—”
“That I did not tell you earlier,”
“I didn't have time to greet you.”
“I didn't get a chance to tell you.”
“I hadn't informed you”