被她这么一拦 险些迟到
“(I was almost late because she stopped me.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Ren Xiaoming! Waitress, is it ready yet?”
被她 这么一拦 险些 迟到
“(I was almost late because she stopped me.)”
我很着急
“(I was in a hurry.)”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social interaction, giving a specific external reason (such as an unexpected social delay) softens the fault of nearly running late.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
getting blocked or held up like this
Used with '这么一 + verb' to describe an abrupt single action that disrupts one's schedule.
nearly; almost
A slightly formal adverb commonly used in spoken narratives to express a narrow escape from a negative outcome.