我觉得啊 她就是 学校有事
“I think she just has something to do at school.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Now she won't even pick up the phone.”
我觉得 啊 她 就是 学校有事
“I think she just has something to do at school.”
然后那个
“Anyway,”
“Don't overthink or panic; there's a totally normal reason she's not picking up.”
In Chinese social interaction, friends quickly offer benign excuses on behalf of third parties to soothe the listener and maintain interpersonal peace.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be occupied; to have business/things to attend to
A versatile catch-all expression in everyday Chinese used to explain someone's busyness without specifying details.
Softens the opening opinion to sound conversational, gentle, and non-confrontational.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I have caused trouble to the school.”
“if the school finds out, it's over.”
“As for school, you don't need to go anymore.”
“Just because our children's grades aren't great,”
“that you should represent our school”
“Know what the girls at your school say about you?”