只不过 我们没办法推测他行动的时间
“It's just that... We have no way to predict when he'll make his move.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们必须得阻止他
“We must stop him.”
只不过 我们 没办法 推测 他行动的时间
“It's just that... We have no way to predict when he'll make his move.”
“The Mo faction has suffered such heavy losses,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers frequently soften disagreements or practical constraints using gentle transitions like '只不过' before presenting logistical obstacles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only that, it is just that
Used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a mild qualification or practical limitation to a preceding plan.
to infer, to deduce, to estimate
A moderately formal verb suitable for reasoning based on circumstantial evidence or clues.
