抱歉 我有些事情耽误了
“I'm sorry, I got caught up in something.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
徐老师
“[Emergency] Ms. Xu.”
抱歉 我 有些事情耽误了
“I'm sorry, I got caught up in something.”
小乐现在他
“How's Jiale...”
“I'm sorry for being late, please don't ask for details, let's just get to the point.”
Vaguely stating 'things held me up' is socially polite in Chinese culture, preserving face for both sides without imposing unnecessary personal details.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
got held up by some personal matters
A polite and ubiquitous excuse in Mandarin used when arriving late to an appointment without needing to overshare.
Indicates completion of an action resulting in the current state of delay.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sorry, sorry. You're late again.”
“Sorry, I'm late.”
“we've still lost quite a bit of time.”
“so it took some time.”