他忙得很 掘井的事 你们就自己看着办吧
“He is quite busy. As for digging the well, you can handle it yourselves.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
平安兄弟 怎么没见大少爷 大少爷在制墨
“Ping'an, where is the Eldest Young Master? He is making ink.”
他忙得很 掘井的事 你们就 自己看着办 吧
“He is quite busy. As for digging the well, you can handle it yourselves.”
“Without the Eldest Young Master present, this goes against the rules.”
“Stop pestering him with trivial matters; just deal with it on your own.”
In hierarchical households or businesses, trusted attendants or stewards often act as gatekeepers, deciding which mundane matters reach the master and telling lower subordinates to resolve trivial issues themselves.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
extremely busy
An emphatic spoken structure ('Adj + 得很') commonly used to emphasize a state or brush off someone.
use one's own judgment / figure it out as one sees fit
Very frequent spoken idiom used to delegate authority, often carrying an impatient or indifferent undertone.
Softens the imperative while indicating a final suggestion or dismissal of the issue.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“When he gets busy,”
“he is busy. I'll just say a few words! Miss Bai! Let me in!”
“Do me a favor. Help me save someone.”
“you must be diligent,”
“He's too busy to talk to me.”
“motivated to work hard.”