这些天家里太忙
“It's been too busy at home these days.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可你都没来
“but you never came.”
这些天家里太忙
“It's been too busy at home these days.”
“I had to help Sister prepare for the New Year.”
“Please don't be mad at me; I didn't ignore you on purpose, family duties tied me down.”
Preparing for the Chinese New Year requires immense domestic labor, which serves as an unquestionable and socially sanctioned justification for missing social appointments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
these past few days / lately
A natural everyday spoken phrase used to refer to recent continuous periods.
too busy at home
One of the most polite and universally accepted excuses in Chinese social etiquette.