现在都是大忙人了
“Now they're all busy people,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Some of them from back then were restructured, and some were reassigned.”
现在都是 大忙人 了
“Now they're all busy people,”
不一定赏脸
“so they might not make the time to attend.”
“They might think they are too important to bother showing up for us now.”
When former peers achieve success or higher ranks, social distance naturally widens, making reunions delicate and often subject to worries about declining face (赏脸).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a very busy person / VIP
Often used teasingly or slightly sarcastically to describe someone who is hard to reach or schedule.
Indicates a change of state, highlighting how these people have transitioned into busy individuals compared to before.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You've been quite busy, huh? I haven't seen you for a while.”
“I noticed there are more guards on duty today.”
“was swamped with official duties, working day and night,”
“A boisterous occasion, isn't it? Yes, indeed.”