这个时候再做来不及吧
“I'm afraid it's too late to make it now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
做面食怎么样
“How about making noodles?”
这个 时候 再 做 来不及 吧
“I'm afraid it's too late to make it now.”
你想做什么面食
“What kind of noodles do you want to make?”
“Are you serious? There's no way we can cook that in time.”
In Chinese teamwork dynamics, challenging a colleague's impractical suggestion is often phrased as an eliciting question with '吧' rather than a blunt rejection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at this point; right now
Emphasizes the critical timing or unfavorable current situation.
there is not enough time; too late
A highly frequent oral phrase denoting that a deadline or window of opportunity has passed.
Softens the counter-argument into a consultative query while soliciting the listener's agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(But I don't think it'll work this year)”
“Will he be late?”
“Next week, I'll schedule another checkup. If there are no issues, you can be discharged.”
“it might be too late to try.”
“If he doesn't get treatment now, it will be too late.”