我怕耽误工作 我昨天晚上熬夜写的
“I didn't want to delay work. I stayed up and wrote it last night.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Fei Ni. When did you write this?”
我怕 耽误 工作 我昨天晚上 熬夜写 的
“I didn't want to delay work. I stayed up and wrote it last night.”
“I worked through the night on this so nobody can accuse me of neglecting my duties.”
Explicitly mentioning that one sacrificed sleep for work highlights conscientiousness and protects against potential reprimands in a Chinese workplace context.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to delay or disrupt work
A frequent workplace collocation used when apologizing or explaining proactive measures.
to stay up late / pull an all-nighter
A widely used verb indicating staying awake past normal sleeping hours to complete a task.