我怕来不及呀 我可以帮你转达呀
“I'm afraid it'll be too late. I can pass your words to him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
得等到下个月常委会了
“You have to wait until the Standing Committee Conference next month.”
我怕 来不及呀 我 可以帮你 转达呀
“I'm afraid it'll be too late. I can pass your words to him.”
是这样的
“Here's the thing.”
“Waiting for the formal meeting is too slow; let me handle this personally.”
When bureaucratic schedules are slow, using trusted contacts to relay messages directly is a widespread strategy in Chinese institutional settings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there is not enough time; too late to make it
A vital potential complement denoting that a deadline or opportunity cannot be met.
convey; pass on a message
Common in semi-formal or workplace situations when relaying information to a superior.
Softens the urgent tone, making the suggestion sound helpful and non-coercive.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't worry, I'll pass it along.”
“If you report it up through the chain of command, I'm afraid time will run out.”
“Can you check connections? The earliest possible.”
“Will he be late?”
“If we don't talk about it today, it might be too late. You...”
“I'll help you cancel it if you can't make it back on time.”