我现在再不跑就来不及了
“If I don't run now, it'll be too late.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
警察盯了我很久了
“The cops have been on my tail for a while.”
我现在 再不跑 就 来不及了
“If I don't run now, it'll be too late.”
走之前
“Before I go...”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Fleeing law enforcement or debt collectors is commonly framed around strict timing where minutes dictate survival or imprisonment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if (one) doesn't ... right away, it will be too late
A highly practical conditional sentence structure used to stress extreme urgency.
Marks an imminent, unavoidable state of being too late if immediate action is not taken.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If I don't leave now, I might not be able to later.”
“There wouldn't be time for me to escape.”
“If we don't leave now, it'll be too late!”
“What if he tries to run? No ifs.”
“If we don't get in now, it'll be too late.”
“If you don't grasp the opportunity,”
“If you don't grasp the opportunity, you will lose it forever.”
“if we don't stop this now, it will be too late.”
“Move now, or it'll be too late!”
“No, we definitely won't run off today.”
“If he doesn't get treatment now, it will be too late.”
“Time may be running short.”
“It's too late for you to know that now.”
“I won't make it if I don't leave now.”
“I was afraid that one moment's delay…”
“so he could pack up and run away immediately.”
“he should give up. He should leave the capital right now”