现在报警还来得及
“There is still time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
现在 报警 还来得及
“There is still time.”
我们这么找
“Searching like this is like”
“Stop panicking and let the authorities handle this before someone gets killed.”
A common cinematic trope reflecting the anxiety over whether involving authorities will provoke criminals to harm hostages.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to report an incident to the police
Standard high-frequency collocation for dialing emergency police services in China.
there is still enough time; not too late yet
Used to reassure someone or urge prompt corrective action before a window of opportunity closes.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Report it? Do you have any proof?”
“and called the police. That's basically the situation right now.”
“Weren't you reporting something?”
“If anything like this happens in the future, call the police immediately”
“It's been five days. Why didn't you call the police?”
“we have to call the police.”