士兵也没有工夫给家写信
“Soldiers have no time to write home,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
士兵也 没有工夫 给家 写信
“Soldiers have no time to write home,”
“and officers' movements are top secret.”
“Do not expect letters right now; survival and duties take every second they have.”
In traditional and wartime China, letters from home carried immense emotional weight, as captured in the classic idiom 'a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold pieces'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have no time / lack spare time
A natural, colloquial alternative to 没有时间, frequently used to describe being too occupied to do something.
write letters home
Standard idiomatic construction for corresponding with one's family or household.