也就是今天才出来的事情
“It only came up today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Honestly, I don't know what to do yet.”
也就是 今天才出来 的事情
“It only came up today.”
我需要时间去解决
“I need time to sort it out.”
“Don't blame me for not knowing what to do; this just landed on my plate today.”
In Chinese workplace and interpersonal problem-solving, establishing that a crisis is brand-new helps maintain face and prevents the appearance of incompetence or negligence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merely / only just
Used before a time word to minimize the duration and emphasize how recent something is.
an issue that just emerged
Natural spoken phrase referring to newly arisen complications or unexpected events.
Part of the '是...的' construction used here to emphasize the time when the event occurred.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why am I just hearing this now?”
“Did you get permission today”
“I didn't hear those rumors until today.”
“Then how exactly did today's incident happen?”
“Judging solely by the outcome,”
“I came to apologize for what happened earlier today.”