机票要废了
“The flight ticket will go to waste.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还有问题吗
“Any other questions?”
机票 要废了
“The flight ticket will go to waste.”
“I really must go right now or I will miss my flight.”
In Chinese communication, citing an objective time constraint or financial waste (such as a flight ticket expiring) is an unassailable, face-saving way to terminate a conversation promptly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the plane ticket is about to be wasted/invalidated
Use this spoken expression when you are running late and risk forfeiting your flight booking.
Indicates an imminent change of state when paired with '要', signaling that something is about to happen.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Still worrying about the TV coupon?”
“don't forget to accept the money I transferred for the flight.”
“can afford a plane ticket, can't he?”
“I can't just let you buy me a ticket for nothing.”
“When the compensation turned into plane tickets”
“Have you booked your return flight? If you book it before leaving”