只可惜后面忙起来了
“Too bad that I got busy later”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我以前也很喜欢散步
“I used to like walking as well.”
只可惜 后面 忙起来 了
“Too bad that I got busy later”
就没有时间了
“and didn't have time.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Modern Chinese urbanites frequently express wistful nostalgia over simple past pleasures that were lost to demanding work schedules.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it's just a pity that; unfortunately
Use this spoken connective to smoothly introduce an unfortunate turn of events or regretful contrast.
to become busy; to get caught up with work
A common directional complement construction indicating the inception and continuation of being busy.
Marks a change of state, indicating the onset of a busy routine.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[Hei Ya will show up soon. Come quickly] Unfortunately, I was still too late.”
“What a pity.”
“Unfortunately,”
“But sadly, she's way too impatient.”
“Unfortunately, he's no longer around.”
“Unfortunately, she failed to escape.”