到时候再交代 可就来不及了
“If you wait till then, it'll be too late.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“In a few years, I'll be taking your post.”
到时候 再 交代 可就 来不及了
“If you wait till then, it'll be too late.”
“I never said you'd take my post.”
“Start training me right now, otherwise you will leave me unprepared.”
In traditional Chinese workplace culture, 'jieban' represents inheriting duties from a senior mentor, requiring extensive informal grooming long before an official promotion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when the time comes; at that time
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce a future scenario or deadline.
too late (to do something)
Use when warning that a delay will make a task impossible or ineffective.
Indicates an imminent change of state resulting in an irreversible late outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let's talk about it then. I've got to go.”
“before giving everyone an explanation?”
“I'll think of something else. Go back and wait for my update.”
“Let's talk about it later. You'll know by the time.”
“Lest people misunderstand and think we have some shameful business going on.”
“But I really should go check in with them. Just stay here and don't move.”