再说了 我心里还想着 于奶奶的事
“Besides, I was also thinking about Granny Yu's matter.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I saw you and Jiang Yan discussing work, so I didn't go in to disturb you.”
再说了 我 心里 还想着 于奶奶的事
“Besides, I was also thinking about Granny Yu's matter.”
“Look. Granny Yu went through such a huge ordeal,”
“I was too preoccupied with Grandma Yu's trouble to get involved in your conversation.”
Using discourse markers like '再说了' allows speakers to soften previous statements by stacking practical or emotional justifications to avoid friction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
besides / furthermore / on top of that
Used at the start of a clause to introduce a secondary, reinforcing reason or justification.
still preoccupied with / still keeping in mind
Describes ongoing internal preoccupation or mental distraction over an issue.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Look. Granny Yu went through such a huge ordeal,”
“♪ We can rely on each other on the road, and that's enough ♪ Otherwise, she'll miss me, ♪ Just walk forward and never look back ♪ right?”
“Did you ask Granny Yu? What did she say?”
“Thank her for still thinking of us.”
“but at the same time, you've never really considered Granny Yu either.”
“Have you ever thought about what Granny Yu thinks?”