他怎么还没吃完啊 吃饭不是重点
“Why hasn't he finished eating yet? Eating isn't the point.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我只给你二十秒
“I'll give you 20 seconds.”
他 怎么还没吃完 啊 吃饭 不是 重点
“Why hasn't he finished eating yet? Eating isn't the point.”
再等等
“Wait a little longer.”
“Hurry up, we are running out of time and losing focus.”
In high-pressure situations, Chinese speakers use terse phrasing like '不是重点' to cut through trivial observations and enforce tactical efficiency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not the main point; beside the point
A useful spoken phrase to redirect focus back to the primary priority during a discussion.
Conveys exasperation and underscores the speaker's restless impatience.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Hang on, you've hardly eaten anything. Have some more.”
“What's wrong? Why haven't you eaten yet?”
“What am I paying you guys for? Why haven't you driven her away? I'm sorry.”
“have you eaten? Not yet.”
“Have you eaten?”
“Let's talk about it after we eat.”