在国外连电话都打不通
“In overseas, his phone will not go through?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I have not been able to reach Mr. Sima either.”
在国外连 电话 都 打不通
“In overseas, his phone will not go through?”
不会是被绑架了吧
“He was not kidnapped, was he?”
“Something has definitely gone wrong, this is not just an ignored call.”
In contemporary Chinese social circles where instant messaging and phone availability are expected constantly, sudden total unreachability triggers rapid escalation to worst-case scenarios.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to get through via phone
A potential complement construction used specifically when a phone call fails to connect or rings without reaching the person.
even... (to emphasize an extreme case)
A common correlative structure used to emphasize an unexpected or extreme negative outcome.