现在不是回答这些的时候
“Now is not the time to answer these questions.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
请你回答我的问题
“Please answer my question.”
现 在 不是 回答这些 的时候
“Now is not the time to answer these questions.”
“The key now is to find that person.”
“Stop interrogating me; we have a much bigger crisis to deal with right now.”
In high-stakes Chinese communication, deflecting personal accountability by appealing to an overriding, urgent group crisis is a common evasive strategy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
now is not the time to do something
Use this structure to firmly deflect inquiries or curb distractions during an urgent crisis.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I really have urgent business. Now's not the time for this.”
“set aside this issue for now. Answer our questions first, alright?”
“why don't we use that time”
“Well, (Drunk Old Friend, Chapter 215) if there is still no response from you,”
“not to solve your puzzles.”
“This isn't the time to talk about this.”