不好意思 我今天身体不太舒服
“Sorry. I'm not feeling very well today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
要不要留下来一起
“Would you like to stay and join us?”
不好意思 我 今天 身体不太舒服
“Sorry. I'm not feeling very well today.”
“So I won't be joining everyone for lunch.”
“I really don't want to attend this dinner, so I'm using illness as an unchallengeable excuse.”
Claiming sudden physical indisposition is the most polite, unchallengeable pretext to refuse a group dinner without offending the host.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
excuse me / I am sorry
A versatile everyday social lubricant used to soften an apology or preface a refusal.
not feeling very well
The universal polite and socially indisputable excuse to decline invitations in Chinese culture.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm not feeling well today.”
“Sorry. I have a few questions to ask and it just takes a while.”
“Sorry, I happen to be busy that day too.”
“Sorry, I still have work later. If I drink alcohol, that'd be illegal.”
“Sorry, I didn't order any alcohol.”
“Sorry, could you wait just a moment?”
“[Next Episode] Sorry, I'm the president.”
“Sorry, I understand how you feel.”
“Excuse me. [chuckles] I didn't mean to keep you.”
“Sorry. I spaced out. Let's do it again.”
“Sorry What's wrong with you?”
“Sorry, I'm late.”
“Sorry, I'm just trying to make a point.”
“Sorry, I'm rushing a draft. I don't have time to chat.”
“I'm sorry, but my wife hasn't been feeling well recently,”