你要么起身离开 要么请求支援
“you either got up and left or called for backup.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
当那种人走进酒吧时
“The kind of guys that when they came into a pub,”
你 要么 起身 离开 要么 请求支援
“you either got up and left or called for backup.”
所以不知道是谁派他们来的 但他们知道我们谈过梅里特的事
“So you've no idea who sent them, but they know you and I have spoken about Merritt.”
“Stop sitting around doing nothing when you are clearly in danger.”
In high-stakes or law enforcement situations, conversational indirectness is discarded in favor of stark, imperative alternatives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
request backup / call for reinforcements
A standard professional phrase common in police, security, or tactical contexts.
either... or...
Used to present mutually exclusive options or impose a strict choice on someone.