只不过我这次出行 有些仓促
“It's just that my trip this time was arranged rather suddenly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我是一个巡警
“I am a patrolman.”
只不过 我这次出行 有些仓促
“It's just that my trip this time was arranged rather suddenly.”
所以可能会需要
“So I might need to...”
“I was not fully prepared, so please do not judge me when I ask you for assistance.”
In Chinese communicative culture, speakers rarely ask for favors directly; they first lay out circumstantial reasons like being rushed to save face and soften the imposition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it's just that; merely
A polite conjunction used to soften an explanation, transition, or limitation.
a bit hurried; somewhat rushed
A refined, polite phrase used to explain a lack of preparation or suddenness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm here on business. My driver's waiting outside,”
“But I'm a bit busy right now. I'm just heading out”
“He said I made the schedule too tight,”
“but I have to set off now.”
“It's just that I'm quite busy today.”
“Business trip? That must be a special business trip.”