我的耐心可是有限度的
“My patience has its limits.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大岛
“Oshima.”
我 的 耐心可是有限度的
“My patience has its limits.”
刚刚我接到了
“I just received...”
“Stop stalling and tell me what I want to know before I use force.”
Stating that one's patience has limits reflects a traditional tactic of signaling prior restraint, thereby justifying any subsequent harsh action as the other party's fault.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have a limit; to be finite
Used to describe patience, endurance, or resources reaching an end point.
however; but
Used here before an assertive predicate to add rhetorical emphasis and contrast against previous leniency.
Placed at the end of the clause to reinforce certainty and assert the objective reality of the speaker's limit.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- I have no patience for this. - Just kill me.”
“My patience is limited.”
“Because my patience will only last 10 more minutes.”