你先走 我们待会儿赶上来
“You go first. We'll catch up later.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我要去阻止他 你怎么阻止他 现在还不知道
“I have to stop him. How will you do that? I don't know yet.”
你先走 我们 待会儿 赶上 来
“You go first. We'll catch up later.”
“Get out of here now so you're safe; don't worry about us.”
In high-stakes action narratives, telling someone to move ahead while promising to catch up often carries the implicit weight of self-sacrifice to protect the other person.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
you go first / go on ahead
Standard phrase used in urgent departures or when someone needs to head out before the rest of the group.
catch up
Directional complement indicating closing physical or metaphorical distance to join someone ahead.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll be going now. Wait.”
“I'm leaving now.”
“I'm off then.”
“I'm going first. I'll order for us. I'm coming with you. Let's go.”
“I'm leaving. What's the rush?”
“So, let's-”