之前确实挺忙的
“I really was busy before.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
原来在谈恋爱
“Turns out you were dating someone.”
之前 确实挺忙的
“I really was busy before.”
你跟小贝 你们俩是
“You and Bei... Are you two...?”
“I wasn't purposely hiding anything from you; I just genuinely had my hands full.”
Claiming busyness is the standard polite face-saving excuse in Chinese interpersonal interactions to explain absences or awkward oversights.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
was indeed quite busy
A natural, polite formula used to explain away missed communications or delays without sounding overly defensive.
Affirms the reality of the situation and reinforces the sincerity of the explanation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We were a bit busy lately.”
“After that, work just got too busy.”
“I think I'll be pretty busy by then.”