画像？ 时辰不早了
“Let me… It's getting late.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
太史丞说得是 我这就去找人画出画像 寻找凶嫌
“Mr. Xiao is right. I'll find someone to complete a portrait of the perpetrator.”
画像？ 时辰不早了
“Let me… It's getting late.”
太史丞明日还有公事 这点小事 就不用麻烦你了
“You have work to do tomorrow. I won't trouble you with such a trivial matter.”
“It is late, and you should mind your own business instead of meddling here.”
In Chinese bureaucratic and social decorum, citing the late hour or the other party's busy schedule is standard etiquette for declining assistance without causing offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is getting late; the hour is late
A traditional, polite formula used to break off a meeting or excuse someone from further involvement.
Marks the change of state regarding time, emphasizing that it has become too late to proceed.
