临时有个会 可能赶不过去了
“I have a last-minute meeting. I probably won't make it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你呢 最佳拍档 店里可热闹了 你还有空来吗
“What about you? Perfect Partners. The shop is really busy. Do you still have time to come?”
临时有个会 可能 赶不过去 了
“I have a last-minute meeting. I probably won't make it.”
这个明信片 你们也可以一人拿一份 稍等啊 好
“You can each take a postcard. Just a moment. Okay.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Unscheduled meetings (临时会) are widely accepted socially in urban China as a valid, face-saving excuse for missing personal appointments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a sudden meeting popped up
A very common and polite justification in China for canceling plans on short notice.
unable to make it there in time
A potential complement construction used to explain logistical inability to arrive.
Marks a change of situation, indicating that going is now out of the question.
