Ll: So, did you tell her you didn't have time to chitchat?
一开始我没好意思告诉他我很忙。然后聊了一会儿以后我对她说我在忙着写论文呢。
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After spending an hour in his shop drinking coffee and engaging in idle chit-chat, he decided, after consulting with his wife, to invite me upstairs for dinner with his family.