再快也要月余才知分晓
“Even at the fastest, it will take over a month to know the results.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可是霍知府刚刚才接手命案啊
“But Prefect Huo has just taken over the murder case.”
再快也要 月余才知 分晓
“Even at the fastest, it will take over a month to know the results.”
“How can Grandma's body hold up?”
“We do not have time on our side; waiting for the official process will take far too long.”
In historical settings, lengthy bureaucratic legal procedures often ran into direct conflict with filial obligations to care for sick or aging elders who could not withstand prolonged distress.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even at the fastest it still requires...
Used to establish the absolute minimum time required for an event, usually implying it is too long.
more than a month
A formal, concise literary expression equivalent to '一个月多'.
see the final outcome; become clear
Commonly used when waiting for the resolution of a mystery, conflict, or investigation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He is doomed anyway.”
“who knows how long I'll have to wait.”
“Or were you going to wait until the last minute?”
“It's too soon to say that. Still several days left.”
“The truth will be revealed soon.”
“This month is almost over.”