但他手机不是无人接听
“But his phone either goes unanswered”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
其实我试着联系过他
“Actually, I tried contacting him.”
但他手机 不是 无人接听
“But his phone either goes unanswered”
就是干脆不开机
“or is just turned off.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Deliberately leaving calls unanswered or turning off phones is a typical avoidance behavior when an individual anticipates conflict or wants to dodge accountability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if not A, then B; either... or...
A common paired conjunction used here to express two recurring and equally frustrating alternatives.
unanswered; no one answering the call
Standard phrase frequently heard in automated telecommunication prompts or formal reports about phone calls.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're the one who didn't answer my calls.”
“The number is mine, but I didn't make that call.”
“I've tried calling her.”
“Now she won't even pick up the phone.”
“I don't need a new phone. Your phone can't even take calls.”
“You're not answering my calls, are you?”