Chinese language study HK-Beat around the bush

 

♦A:亲爱的,你现在忙吗?
Qīnài de, nǐ xiànzài máng ma?
Darling, are you busy now?
♦B:是的,我现在很忙,我在写一份报告。
Shì de, wǒ xiànzài hěn máng, wǒ zài xiě yī fèn bàogào.
Yes, I’m very busy. I’m doing my proposal.
♦A:但你不必今天完成,你可以明天完成。
Dàn nǐ bùbì jīntiān wánchéng, nǐ kěyǐ míngtiān wánchéng.
But you don’t need to finish it today. You can finish it tomorrow.
♦B:不要绕圈子了!什么事?
Bùyào ràoquānzi le! Shénme shì?
Don’t beat around the bush! What’s it?
♦A:我想和你散散步。
Wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ sàn sànbù.
I want you to walk with me for a while.
♦B:对不起,现在不行,我太忙了。
Duìbùqǐ, xiànzài bùxíng, wǒ tài máng le.
I am sorry, I can’t. I am too busy.