学长 不好意思 我开会来晚了
“Zhuang Bei, I'm sorry. I'm late because the meeting delayed me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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学长 不好意思 我开会 来晚了
“Zhuang Bei, I'm sorry. I'm late because the meeting delayed me.”
“It doesn't matter. I wasn't waiting for long. Take a seat. OK.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Addressing an older male schoolmate as 'xuezhang' shows respect and establishes social rapport, even after graduating and entering the workplace.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
excuse me / sorry
A versatile everyday phrase used for mild apologies, interruptions, or expressing modest embarrassment.
arrived late
Standard conversational structure to admit late arrival.
Indicates a completed change of state, signifying that the arrival was delayed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sorry. I hope I'm not late.”
“-Thanks. Sorry. -Sorry. Excuse me. Let me through.”
“I turned it in late this time. Sorry.”
“Sorry, I'm a bit late.”