到现在打电话也不接
“Now she won't even pick up the phone.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
昨晚说有事出去一会儿
“Last night she said she'd be out for a bit.”
到现在 打电话也不接
“Now she won't even pick up the phone.”
“I think she just has something to do at school.”
“Something abnormal is going on—she's deliberately ignoring us or in trouble.”
In Chinese households, not returning home overnight and refusing to pick up calls is considered highly abnormal and irresponsible, immediately triggering parental or familial alarms.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
up until now / still
Emphasizes the prolonged duration of an unresolved issue or unexpected behavior.
not answering the phone either
Common spoken phrase expressing annoyance or worry when someone is unreachable.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've tried calling her.”
“Why isn't she picking up?”
“We often talked on the phone.”
“Your phone keeps ringing, but you won't answer it.”
“You didn't answer my calls. What happened? I turned off my phone.”