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《About Love》 S1·E26 (11:20) HSK 4
dàn wǒ xiǎng jīn nián kǒng pà lái bù jí le

但我想今年恐怕来不及了

“(But I don't think it'll work this year)”

《About Love》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 11:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuō jié hūn zuì hǎo bù guò le

“(Said they're perfect for getting married)”

dàn wǒ xiǎng jīn nián kǒng pà lái bù jí le CURRENT FOCUS

但我想今年 恐怕来不及了

“(But I don't think it'll work this year)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN míng nián chà bu duō

明年差不多

“(Next year should be good)”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: TEMPERING EXPECTATIONS
Tone: TACTFUL
Emotion: CAUTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let's slow down; getting married right now is way too rushed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Elaborate Wedding Preparation

Traditional Chinese marriages require extensive logistical preparation including securing property, astrological timing, and complex banquet arrangements, making a rushed wedding impractical.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #delaying #pragmatic_refusal #softening
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
恐怕 SPOKEN CHUNK

I am afraid that, probably

A crucial softening adverb used to cushion negative predictions or politely temper expectations.

来不及 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is not enough time to do something

Extremely frequent expression used to declare a deadline impossible or an action too late to achieve.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly realized state or imminent conclusion that time has run out.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
不会来不及吧
《向流星许愿的我们》
88% Match
不会来不及吧
bú huì lái bù jí ba

“Will he be late?”

我觉得我们来不及了
《女神蒙上眼》
88% Match
我觉得我们来不及了
wǒ jué de wǒ men lái bù jí le

“I'm afraid we won't make it on time.”

再晚就来不及了
《乩身》
88% Match
再晚就来不及了
zài wǎn jiù lái bù jí le

“Go now, or it will be too late.”

现在谈已经来不及了
《冬去春来》
88% Match
现在谈已经来不及了
xiàn zài tán yǐ jīng lái bù jí le

“It's too late to talk about it now.”

这个时候再做来不及吧
《蜜语纪》
88% Match
这个时候再做来不及吧
zhè ge shí hòu zài zuò lái bù jí ba

“I'm afraid it's too late to make it now.”

来不及了
《方圆八百米》
88% Match
来不及了
lái bù jí le

“It's too late,”

来不及了
《八千里路云和月》
88% Match
来不及了
lái bù jí le

“It's too late.”

来不及了
《云秀行》
88% Match
来不及了
lái bù jí le

“It's too late!”

也来不及了
《良陈美锦》
88% Match
也来不及了
yě lái bù jí le

“to regret it now.”

再晚就来不及了
《长河落日》
88% Match
再晚就来不及了
zài wǎn jiù lái bù jí le

“Any later and it'll be too late.”

来不及了
《百万人推理》
88% Match
来不及了
lái bù jí le

“[fan 22] You're too late, bro!”

你现在知道已经来不及了
《突然的喜欢》
88% Match
你现在知道已经来不及了
nǐ xiàn zài zhī dào yǐ jīng lái bù jí le

“It's too late for you to know that now.”

时间上根本就来不及
《唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣》
88% Match
时间上根本就来不及
shí jiān shàng gēn běn jiù lái bù jí

“to Yanshou Ward to kill Cui Manshu.”

《About Love》 S1·E26 (11:20) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus