没事打什么电话 电话费挺贵的
“Why call when there's nothing? Phone bills are pricey.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You don't usually call your mom or send her a text to check in?”
没事 打什么电话 电话费挺贵的
“Why call when there's nothing? Phone bills are pricey.”
“Let's sit over there and talk. Let's go inside.”
“Don't judge me for not calling my mom; we don't do meaningless small talk, and I can't afford to waste money.”
In many working-class Chinese households, phone calls are reserved for functional problems or emergencies rather than regular emotional chit-chat, which is often viewed as unnecessary spending.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why call if there is nothing going on?
A rhetorical pattern used to justify why one has not contacted someone, emphasizing that calls should serve a functional purpose.
quite expensive
Common conversational expression indicating that something costs more than one is willing to spend.
