我们现在顾不上她了
“We can't worry about her right now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那小鱼姐姐呢
“What about Xiaoyu?”
我们现在 顾不上 她了
“We can't worry about her right now.”
“Forget about her, we need to save ourselves first.”
In extreme situations, speakers often use the complement '顾不上' to communicate difficult moral trade-offs plainly and bluntly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot attend to; unable to take care of
A highly practical potential complement used when time, energy, or resources are insufficient to manage something else.
Marks a change of state, indicating that circumstances have shifted and caring for her is no longer an option.