眼看着十有八九了
“It's almost done.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
工程是你做的
“You did the project.”
眼看着 十有八九 了
“It's almost done.”
“You are on the verge of winning; giving up now would be absolute folly.”
Chinese interpersonal persuasion frequently appeals to the concept of 'kexi' (pity/waste) to prevent someone from giving up after significant personal investment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
seeing right before one's eyes; witnessing imminent progress
A vivid adverbial phrase indicating that an outcome is clearly approaching or occurring right before one's eyes.
eight or nine out of ten; almost certain
A highly common set idiom meaning very likely or practically guaranteed.
Marks a newly emerged state or imminent certainty that has become apparent.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“most of the reason you're selling the car.”
“those workers were very likely refugees. You two thought of the same thing.”
“Nothing was supposed to go wrong.”
“It's highly likely that she's...”