咱们还得定个计划再行动
“We need to make a plan before acting.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
要费不少时间和精力
“it'll take a lot of time and energy.”
咱们 还得 定个计划 再 行动
“We need to make a plan before acting.”
我的蕊姐
“My dear Sister Rui,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflects the common cultural value of careful preparation and consensus-building before embarking on high-cost endeavors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still have to / still need to
Emphasizes an indispensable remaining requirement or step in spoken Chinese.
make a plan
Casual spoken reduction of 制定一个计划, using 个 as a generalized measure word.
only then take action
Follows a condition to indicate that action should occur strictly after the prerequisite is met.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Nanzhao's next plans and moves in Great Tang, right?”
“figure that out”
“Then let's stick to the plan and start the sick makeup.”
“and I tried to start planning.”
“you already had a plan”
“and we can move to the next step.”
“So, you'd better plot your own course.”
“But for future operations, we must stay together, okay?”
“We are just preparing for the plan.”