我最近比较忙 顾不上你 姥姥腰不好
“I've been busy lately and can't look after you. Grandma has a bad back,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好
“Okay.”
我最近 比较 忙 顾不上 你 姥姥 腰不好
“I've been busy lately and can't look after you. Grandma has a bad back,”
也没法儿接你放学
“so she can't pick you up from school.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In modern Chinese households, working parents heavily rely on grandparents (such as 姥姥) for daily child-rearing; an elder's illness disrupts the family's entire care ecosystem.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to attend to / cannot look after
Use this potential complement to express that overwhelming tasks or circumstances prevent you from taking care of someone or something.
having a bad back / suffering from back pain
A very common colloquial health complaint used in daily life to explain reduced physical mobility, especially among older adults.
