这我一时恐怕凑不出来
“I'm afraid I can't scrape that together right now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么多 这
“That much? Well...”
这我一时恐怕 凑不出来
“I'm afraid I can't scrape that together right now.”
吴兄 您看 田兄
“Mr. Wu, look... Mr. Tian,”
“The amount is far too big; I simply cannot get that much cash right now.”
Admitting an inability to pay directly damages one's financial standing and face; speakers use adverbs like 'temporarily' and 'I'm afraid' to soften the embarrassment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
for the moment; temporarily
Used to soften a negative statement by implying the limitation is only short-term.
unable to scrape together / cannot raise the amount
Commonly used in financial contexts when trying to pool funds, cash, or resources from various sources.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We can't get that much money overnight.”
“I haven't gathered enough money yet.”
“I can't even scrape together 1 million.”
“I haven't saved enough.”