等警察走远再说
“Wait till the cops are out of sight.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'm going to send her home. - I'm heading inside to practice. - Hold on.”
等警察走远 再说
“Wait till the cops are out of sight.”
没查过的还有前面的一个五金店 一个理发馆
“We haven't checked a hardware store up ahead, a barbershop, and a mahjong parlor.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wait until... before doing something / take action only after...
A very common spoken structure used to postpone a decision or action until a specific condition is met.
walk far away / move away
Used to describe people or vehicles moving far enough to no longer pose a disturbance or threat.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Officers, take care on your way out.”
“take a police officer, it's to use them as leverage”
“If the police come investigating, tell them the truth.”
“Officer, I have already made it very clear.”
“So don't trouble the police anymore.”
“Don't forget you're a cop.”