我现在就去 一个小时挺贵的
“I'll go now. It's expensive for an hour.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这就二十分钟了
“We've only got 20 minutes left.”
我现在就去 一个小时 挺贵的
“I'll go now. It's expensive for an hour.”
我这一个人
“I'm all alone here...”
“Stop delaying me, every minute we waste here is burning my money.”
In modern Chinese daily life, hourly rental services (like karaoke, pool halls, or tutor sessions) prompt practical, cost-conscious reactions to minimize wasted time.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I'll go right now
Use this to indicate prompt compliance or immediate action to prevent further delay.
pretty expensive
A very common colloquial way to express that something costs a significant amount of money.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There's no traffic jam in the morning. We'll probably arrive in one and a half hours.”
“It's so expensive. You should be like me and take public transportation.”
“Including travel time, probably four or five days.”
“If traffic is normal, it'll take about an hour and a half.”
“It's fine. It's only been about half an hour.”
“Is it urgent? It takes 40 minutes from downtown.”