老师还没来得及把报告呈上去
“Prof didn't have time to submit the report”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不就可以翻案了吗
“Couldn't the case be overturned?”
老师 还没来得及 把 报告 呈 上去
“Prof didn't have time to submit the report”
陈立就死了
“before Chen Li died.”
“It wasn't that simple—the evidence was cut short by tragedy before it could even be submitted.”
In Chinese bureaucratic and legal traditions, rectifying a verdict requires formal upward reporting along a rigid administrative ladder.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
haven't had time to / before having a chance to
Essential spoken formula indicating an intended action was cut short or preempted by sudden external events.
to submit upward to higher authorities
Combines '呈' (formal submission to superiors) with directional complement '上去' (upward in hierarchy).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and haven't had time to tell you about many things.”
“Why didn't you report to the bureau in advance?”
“It was probably too last-minute. He hasn't had a chance to report to me yet.”