这个药管用的时间越来越短
“The time this medicine works is getting shorter.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我有经验了
“I have experience with it.”
这个 药 管用 的 时间 越来越短
“The time this medicine works is getting shorter.”
“Now it lasts half an hour at most.”
“My time is running out fast, and this fix won't save me much longer.”
Chinese speakers often matter-of-factly describe bodily endurance limits to justify immediate, drastic actions or requests for help.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
effective; works
A highly common colloquial alternative to 有效 (effective) when describing solutions or medicine.
getting shorter and shorter
Use '越来越 + adjective' to indicate a gradual progression or intensification over time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We both know they won't help.”
“Those medicines don't seem to work either.”
“This medicine can be taken continuously.”
“It takes time for the effects to kick in,”
“you must take it for another two weeks.”
“She'll have to drug him.”