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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E40 (05:46) HSK 7
wǒ shì shuō shí jiān shàng shí jiān shàng zhēn de gǎn bù jí nǐ shǎo fèi huà

我是说时间上 时间上真的赶不及 你少废话

“I mean the time is really limited. Enough talk. Can you do it or not?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 05:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù gēn wǒ shuō bù xíng shū jì wǒ xiǎng gàn wǒ yuàn yì gàn

“Are you telling me no before even starting? Mr. Zheng, I want to finish it.”

wǒ shì shuō shí jiān shàng shí jiān shàng zhēn de gǎn bù jí nǐ shǎo fèi huà CURRENT FOCUS

我是说 时间上 时间上 真的 赶不及 你少废话

“I mean the time is really limited. Enough talk. Can you do it or not?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN néng gàn bù néng gàn

能干不能干

“Enough talk. Can you do it or not?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING DIFFICULTY
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I want to do it, but you are asking for the physically impossible!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Results vs. Explanations

Leaders often interpret explanations of practical difficulties as lack of dedication or making excuses, leading to blunt dismissals.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #defending #interruption #pushback
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
赶不及 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot make it in time / won't be ready in time

A common spoken potential complement used when a deadline is impossible to meet.

少废话 SPOKEN CHUNK

cut the crap / stop talking nonsense

A blunt, aggressive imperative used to shut down someone's explanations.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
汇报的话 恐怕时间会来不及
《小城大事》
88% Match
汇报的话 恐怕时间会来不及
huì bào de huà kǒng pà shí jiān huì lái bù jí

“If you report it up through the chain of command, I'm afraid time will run out.”

再不走就真来不及了
《成何体统》
88% Match
再不走就真来不及了
zài bù zǒu jiù zhēn lái bù jí le

“If we don't leave now, it'll be too late!”

时间来不及了 时间 我 我知道
《南部档案》
88% Match
时间来不及了 时间 我 我知道
shí jiān lái bù jí le shí jiān wǒ wǒ zhī dào

“-Hey. -Time is running out. I-I know.”

就来不及了 完了
《良陈美锦》
88% Match
就来不及了 完了
jiù lái bù jí le wán le

“it'll be too late. It's over.”

来不及了 没时间了 姐夫
《黑夜告白》
88% Match
来不及了 没时间了 姐夫
lái bù jí le méi shí jiān le jiě fū

“Too late. We don't have time. Qingsong.”

但现在的问题就是 时间上来不及 书记
《小城大事》
88% Match
但现在的问题就是 时间上来不及 书记
dàn xiàn zài de wèn tí jiù shì shí jiān shàng lái bù jí shū jì

“but we don't have enough time. Mr. Zheng, even if we have three more construction teams,”

我这时间也来不及了 要不 你让我停这儿
《生命树》
88% Match
我这时间也来不及了 要不 你让我停这儿
wǒ zhè shí jiān yě lái bù jí le yào bù nǐ ràng wǒ tíng zhè ér

“I'm running late. Why don't you let me park here,”

实在忙得没有时间了
《狂飙》
88% Match
实在忙得没有时间了
shí zài máng dé méi yǒu shí jiān le

“I've been too busy.”

赶得早不如赶得巧啊
《黑夜告白》
88% Match
赶得早不如赶得巧啊
gǎn dé zǎo bù rú gǎn dé qiǎo a

“Timing matters more than being early.”

时间上根本就来不及
《唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣》
88% Match
时间上根本就来不及
shí jiān shàng gēn běn jiù lái bù jí

“to Yanshou Ward to kill Cui Manshu.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E40 (05:46) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus