而且说他当时也老不在家 具体情况不是很清楚
“And he said he was rarely home back then, so he wasn't very clear on the details.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“unwilling to talk about the past.”
而且说他当时也 老不在家 具体 情况 不是很清楚
“And he said he was rarely home back then, so he wasn't very clear on the details.”
才把你联系方式给我的
“That's why he gave me your contact info.”
“He claimed he wasn't around, but he might just be dodging questions to stay out of trouble.”
In Chinese social interactions, people often use being busy or not present as a polite excuse to avoid testifying or getting entangled in other people's past disputes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
always away from home / rarely at home
'老' functions adverbially here to mean 'always' or 'constantly' in spoken Mandarin.
specific details / exact circumstances
A very useful high-frequency phrase when asking for or giving detailed information.
