再不下来船就要开走了
“If you don't come down soon, the boat's going to leave.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Could you help me deliver something? To whom?”
再不下来 船 就要 开 走了
“If you don't come down soon, the boat's going to leave.”
来了
“Coming!”
“Wrap it up and get on board right now or you'll be left behind!”
Chinese speakers often use conditional urgency structures directly to prevent shared inconveniences or delays in group transit contexts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if not ... soon / if you don't ... right now, then ... will happen
A very common pattern used to urge someone to act quickly before an imminent consequence occurs.
to drive away; to depart (of a vehicle or boat)
Combines the verb of movement with '走' to indicate leaving the current location.
Marks an imminent change of state in the '就要……了' construction.