看魏孟言的伤势状况再做打算
“Ultimately, your future depends on Wei Yen's recovery.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“They're holding off. But not for too long.”
看魏孟言 的 伤势状况 再做打算
“Ultimately, your future depends on Wei Yen's recovery.”
“I have only two years to my retirement.”
“You are not off the hook yet; whether you survive this depends on how bad his injuries are.”
Superiors often buy time for subordinates by holding back immediate disciplinary actions ('压下来'), waiting to see the external fallout before officially punishing them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
make plans later / decide our next move later
Used to postpone a major decision until more information or a key condition becomes clear.
depending on the condition of...
A useful construction to express that a course of action hinges on a specific developing situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“And… I'm told Wei Yen's condition seems to have worsened.”
“You treated the shooting victim. The one with the hemothorax.”
“You treated the shooting victim. The one with the hemothorax.”
“- Are you Wei Yen's family? - Yes.”
“- Are you Wei Yen's family? - Yes.”
“the judge gave him and Wei Meng-yen… 60 days.”