后来又赶上我流感 想着怎么也得缓缓
“Then I came down with the flu, so we figured we should wait a bit.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The doctor said no alcohol for at least six months when trying to conceive.”
后来又 赶上 我流感 想着 怎么也得 缓缓
“Then I came down with the flu, so we figured we should wait a bit.”
结果又拖俩月
“But that ended up delaying us another two months.”
“It wasn't my fault we delayed having a baby; catching the flu forced us to postpone everything.”
In contemporary China, preparing for pregnancy ('beiyun') is treated with meticulous caution, requiring dietary restrictions, abstinence from alcohol, and recuperation after any minor illness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to run into / to coincide with (an unfortunate event)
Widely used when an external misfortune or circumstance happens unexpectedly at the wrong time.
at the very least / definitely have to
Used to express an inevitable minimum requirement or unavoidable course of action.
to take a breather / to recover slowly
A highly colloquial verb reduplication meaning to recuperate physically or take a pause after stress or illness.
