到了厦城 恐怕一块石头是不够了
“By the time we reach Xiacheng, I'm afraid one stone won't be enough.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
何必着急呢
“So, why the rush?”
到了厦城 恐怕一块石头是 不够了
“By the time we reach Xiacheng, I'm afraid one stone won't be enough.”
“What I mean is, you accept this stone now,”
“Take the deal now, or it will cost you much more later.”
Chinese negotiators often leverage situational shifts (time/location) to create urgency without making overt threats.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I'm afraid ... won't be enough anymore
A polite but firm way to convey that a resource or offer will fall short.
upon arrival at / once we reach
A common temporal-spatial connective introducing a future condition.
Indicates a change of state, implying that the current sufficient price will become insufficient.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It seems a bloodbath is coming to Xiacheng.”
“and help us get the entry and exit documents before we arrive in Xiacheng.”
“and sent to prison in Xiacheng.”
“something very valuable on this ship that you're transporting back to Xiacheng.”
“we need to go back to Xiacheng to find Mentor as soon as possible.”
“Why did you suddenly return to Xiacheng this time”