今天我这个电话都被打爆了
“My phone hasn't stopped ringing today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你不是不清楚
“to our city.”
今天 我 这个 电话都被打爆了
“My phone hasn't stopped ringing today.”
各个方面都关注这个案情
“Everyone is concerned about this case.”
“Higher-ups and outsiders are breathing down my neck, so we cannot afford to mess this up.”
In Chinese workplaces and public agencies, high-profile cases often attract calls from various stakeholders and superiors, putting immense pressure on the person in charge.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be blown up with calls; to ring off the hook
A vivid, colloquial hyperbole used when receiving an overwhelming number of phone calls in a short period.
Marks the completed state of an extreme situation, heightening the sense of exaggeration and exasperation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We have telephones now. I'll call you when I miss you.”
“Besides, who answers unknown numbers these days? What if it's a scammer?”
“Pagers. Who even knows what a pager is anymore?”