紧急吗 我在市区过去要四十分钟
“Is it urgent? It takes 40 minutes from downtown.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Come over here to the billiards hall on the second floor above the bar.”
紧急吗 我在市区过去要四 十分 钟
“Is it urgent? It takes 40 minutes from downtown.”
没事来得及
“It's okay. You have time.”
“If it's not a real emergency, don't rush me because it will take a while.”
Stating transit time upfront helps prevent blame for delays when summoned unexpectedly by peers or superiors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
takes ... to get over there
A standard construction used to communicate transit duration from the speaker's current location to a destination.
downtown / city center
Used to denote urban core areas as opposed to outskirts or specific suburban districts.
Turns the declarative sentence into a direct polar question.