可不代表过两天还值钱
“but that doesn't mean it will still be valuable in a few days.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That piece of information is valuable to me now,”
可不代表 过两天 还 值钱
“but that doesn't mean it will still be valuable in a few days.”
“From what I can see, Gancun Village isn't exactly a place that can hide secrets.”
“You better strike a deal with me right now, because your intel will soon be useless.”
In Chinese business culture, intelligence is highly perishable, and negotiators often emphasize the fleeting nature of an advantage to pressure the counterparty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
but that doesn't mean / but that doesn't represent
Used to introduce a sharp qualification or refute an assumption made by the other party.
in a couple of days / in a few days
A casual temporal chunk referring vaguely to the near future.
valuable / worth money
Commonly applied not just to physical items, but colloquially to data, tips, or favors.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“can't be unsaid.”
“We might still need it later when we go out.”
“This is worth a lot, huh?”
“I won't be in need of this money anyway now that I'm back.”
“don't seem to want to sell it.”
“This house will be worth a fortune in the future.”