他在国外有一项很重要的计划
“that he had a very important plan abroad and asked us not to contact him for the time being.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Before leaving, Mr. Sima told us that he had a very important plan abroad”
他在国外有一项 很重要 的计划
“that he had a very important plan abroad and asked us not to contact him for the time being.”
让我们最近都不要联系他 很重要的计划 是什么呀
“and asked us not to contact him for the time being. A very important plan? What kind of plan?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Subordinates frequently relay vague justifications for a boss's absence to protect executive privacy and manage office expectations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
abroad; overseas
Standard locational phrase placed before the verb/object to indicate where an action occurs.
a very important plan/project
Notice the use of 项 (xiàng) as the formal measure word for plans, items, or projects.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“With his sons causing this much chaos, he has the mood to focus on some so-called major plan?”
“to carry out a very important mission.”
“This is an honorable and demanding mission.”
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“This is a strategic project.”
“The key point of this plan is...”