应该是有什么其他事耽误了
“He must have been delayed by something else”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
阿姨 别担心 我刚刚问过了 宇总刚结束了问询
“Ms. Xiao, don't worry. I just asked around. Mr. Xiao just finished the inquiry.”
应该是 有什么 其他事 耽误了
“He must have been delayed by something else”
现在还没开机
“and hasn't turned his phone on yet.”
“Don't jump to the worst conclusion, there is probably an ordinary explanation.”
When an elder is stressed over a family crisis or legal scrutiny, younger relatives or colleagues routinely downplay negative possibilities with gentle euphemistic assumptions to prevent shock or health flare-ups.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there probably is / must be
Used to soften a conjecture while projecting a calming certainty to reassure the listener.
delayed / held up
A very common colloquial term for being held back by unforeseen circumstances.
Marks a completed event or state of affairs (having been held up).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“may I ask what important matters I have neglected?”
“Something urgent must have come up.”
“Did the court make some other arrangement?”
“is just a matter of time.”
“Do you have any other plans then?”
“Maybe because I have so many things”