别提了 就这破电话 都转了八道弯了
“Come on. I've been transferred for several times.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我这儿还一大半呢 你呢
“I've still got way to go. What about you?”
别提了 就这 破 电话 都 转了八道弯 了
“Come on. I've been transferred for several times.”
还不知道能不能找着本人呢
“Wonder if I can even reach the person.”
“You think you have it rough? I've been given the runaround all day and made zero progress.”
Colleagues often bond over mutual complaints about bureaucratic hassles using colloquial idioms like '别提了'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't bring it up / let's not even talk about it
A very natural spoken opener to vent when something is disappointing or goes completely wrong.
gone through countless twists and turns / passed through many hands
A colorful hyperbole used to describe an overly indirect, convoluted, or frustrating procedure.
Emphasizes the change of state or culmination of a frustratingly long process.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't ask. I got scammed.”
“A few calls, and you've been bought off?”
“My phone hasn't stopped ringing today.”
“[Dennis] Don't hang up. I'm about to help you.”
“You didn't even get her number.”
“If it weren't for this call, I wouldn't even have this evidence.”