人忙里偷闲 自然会觉得时间过得快一些
“When you steal a break, time seems to speed up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
娘子诵经居然要一个多时辰 没觉得过了这么久啊
“So her chanting actually took over two hours. It didn't feel that long.”
人 忙里偷闲 自然会 觉得时间 过得快 一些
“When you steal a break, time seems to speed up.”
王采女 应该就是趁这一个多时辰的时间
“So Lady Wang probably used that two hours to slip out”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The idiom '忙里偷闲' reflects the traditional literati ideal of finding peace and quietude amidst worldly and bureaucratic demands.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to snatch a moment of leisure from a busy schedule
A widespread idiom used to describe taking a brief, well-earned break during demanding tasks.
passes quickly (referring to time)
Standard descriptive complement structure used when commenting on the perception of time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've been too busy.”
“Do not slack off. Alright. I won't slack off.”
“I won't add to your busy schedule.”
“I've got nothing else to do anyway.”
“spare a little time”
“Time passed so slowly.”