想着怎么也得缓缓
“so we figured we should wait a bit.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
后来又赶上我流感
“Then I came down with the flu,”
想着 怎么也得 缓缓
“so we figured we should wait a bit.”
结果又拖俩月
“But that ended up delaying us another two months.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often narrate minor misfortunes like illness to naturally explain setbacks or procrastination without sounding overly defensive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at the very least; definitely must
Used to state a minimum requirement, duration, or expectation in colloquial Chinese.
take a breather; recuperate slowly
Reduplicated verb used informally to indicate taking time to catch one's breath or recover from illness or exhaustion.
