到时候别说我没给你提醒
“Don't say I didn't warn you then.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
赶紧想办法啊
“Find a way, now.”
到时候 别说 我没 给你 提醒
“Don't say I didn't warn you then.”
还睡呢
“Still sleeping?”
“You'd better wake up and act now, because I won't take the blame when you fail.”
Articulating a clear warning ahead of time ensures moral blamelessness in Chinese interpersonal relationships if the listener fails to heed advice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when the time comes; at that time
Extremely frequent transition marker to set up future consequences or plans.
don't say I didn't warn you
Classic phrase used to clear one's own responsibility before anticipated trouble occurs.