看来高总最近勤于工作
“Seems like you have been too busy with work,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
哪儿凉快哪儿待着去
“Get lost!”
看来 高总最近勤于 工作
“Seems like you have been too busy with work,”
疏于练习了
“so you can't shoot accurately.”
“Your skills have gotten rusty because you've been working too much.”
Attributing a failure in recreational activities to professional diligence is a classic way in Chinese social banter to tease someone without damaging their face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it seems; apparently
A common conversational starter used to draw an inference based on recent observations.
diligent in; dedicated to
A formal, semi-literary structure typically followed by a two-syllable noun or verb denoting an activity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Gao, do you have any instructions?”
“What's going on between you and Mr. Gao?”
“It depends on your ability then.”
“Ms. Gao certainly has courage! Yes.”
“Mr. Li is likely busy. He'll tell you later.”
“Mr. Gao and I shouldn't disturb you.”