我也不知道 他在忙些什么
“I don't know what he's been busy with.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I've been texting him these past couple of days, and he hasn't been responding very quickly.”
我也不知道 他在忙些 什么
“I don't know what he's been busy with.”
你这么一说呀
“Now that you mention it,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
When discussing someone's absence or slow replies, stating ignorance avoids intrusive gossip while maintaining solidarity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I don't know either
A standard spoken phrase to mirror someone else's confusion or lack of information.
busy with what kind of things
Uses 些 to soften the question into an indefinite inquiry about a person's recent activities.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I wonder what he's doing.”
“I don't know what he's thinking. It must be hard for an old man like him.”
“I don't know what his rush was.”
“(I still don't know what I'm doing.)”
“Mmm. Don't know. But I'm not sure if I'm ready to talk to him.”
“Mmm. Don't know. But I'm not sure if I'm ready to talk to him.”