短语洞察 61 | Run out of time: 没时间了只能说 "No time"？| 地道口语

🎧 节目简介你是否有过这样的时刻：考试快结束了卷子还没写完，或者会议马上要结束了但重点还没讲？这种“时间不够用”的紧迫感，如果只说 "I have no time"，听起来有点过于生硬。你需要一个能描述时间“一点点流逝直到耗尽”的动态短语。本期 Beyond English 不止英语，Mandy 和 Patrick 带你解锁 "Run out of time" 的画面感，并分享另外两个关于时间管理的实用表达，助你精准描述紧迫感。📖 CORE VOCABULARY• Run out of time: [没时间了/时间用完了] - To have no time left to do something• Short on time: [时间紧迫/时间不多了] - To not have enough time• Against the clock: [争分夺秒] - To do something as fast as possible before a deadline________________________________________🗣️ BILINGUAL SCRIPT (中英对照 · 辅助理解)Mandy: [Typing fast and breathing heavily] Patrick, don't talk to me! I am panicking!Mandy: [快速打字，呼吸急促] Patrick，别跟我说话！我在恐慌中！Patrick: Whoa, Mandy. Take a deep breath. Hello everyone, welcome to Beyond English. I'm Patrick. Mandy, what is the rush?Patrick: 哇，Mandy。深呼吸。嗨，大家好。欢迎来到 Beyond English 不止英语。我是 Patrick。Mandy，什么事这么急？Mandy: I have a deadline in five minutes, and I am only halfway done! I... I have no time!Mandy: 我五分钟后有个截止日期，但我才做了一半！我……我没时间了！Patrick: I see. You are in a rush. The sand in the hourglass is disappearing.Patrick: 我明白了。你在赶时间。沙漏里的沙子正在消失。Mandy: Yes! Is there a better way to say "my time is finished"?Mandy: 是的！有没有更好的方式来表达“我的时间结束了”？Patrick: Definitely. You can use the phrase: Run out of time. You are running out of time.Patrick: 当然。你可以用这个短语：Run out of time（没时间了/时间耗尽）。你快没时间了。Mandy: Run out of time. Like water running out of a bottle?Mandy: Run out of time。就像水从瓶子里流光了吗？Patrick: Exactly. That is the visual. Imagine time is a liquid in a container.Patrick: 没错。就是这个画面。把时间想象成容器里的液体。Patrick: When you use it, it flows away. When the container is empty, you have "run out." It implies a process of depletion.Patrick: 当你使用它时，它会流走。当容器空了，你就 "run out"（用光）了。这暗示了一个消耗的过程。Mandy: That feels very accurate. The liquid is almost gone. So, are there other ways to say I am busy?Mandy: 感觉非常精准。液体快没了。那么，还有其他方式表达我很忙吗？Patrick: If you still have a little bit left, but not much, you can say: "I am short on time."Patrick: 如果你还剩一点点，但不多，你可以说：“I am short on time（我时间紧迫/我时间不多了）。”Mandy: "Short on time." And if I am racing to finish?Mandy: “时间不多了。”那如果我在拼命赶工完成呢？Patrick: Then you are working: Against the clock. It feels like a race.Patrick: 那你就是在：Against the clock（争分夺秒/与时间赛跑）。感觉像是一场比赛。Mandy: I am definitely racing against the clock right now. So, Patrick, can I use "Run out of time" in a meeting?Mandy: 我现在绝对是在与时间赛跑。那么，Patrick，我可以在会议中使用 "Run out of time" 吗？Patrick: Yes, it is very common. If the meeting is scheduled for one hour and you have 5 minutes left.Patrick: 可以，这非常常见。如果会议预定一小时，而你们只剩5分钟了。Patrick: You can say: "We are running out of time, so let's wrap up."Patrick: 你可以说：“我们快没时间了，让我们收尾吧。”Mandy: That is polite. It tells people to hurry up. What about in daily life?Mandy: 很礼貌。这告诉大家要快点。那在日常生活中呢？Patrick: Sure. If you are shopping and the store is closing. "We need to check out; we are running out of time."Patrick: 当然。如果你在购物，商店快关门了。“我们需要去结账了；我们要没时间了。”Mandy: Got it. Now, Patrick, is "Running out of time" the same as "Out of time"?Mandy: 懂了。现在，Patrick，"Running out of time" 和 "Out of time" 是一样的吗？Patrick: Good nuance. "Running out" means you still have a few minutes left. It is happening now.Patrick: 很棒的细微差别。"Running out" 意味着你还剩几分钟。它正在发生。Mandy: And "Out of time"?Mandy: 那 "Out of time" 呢？Patrick: "Out of time" means zero. It is finished. The deadline has passed.Patrick: "Out of time" 意味着零。结束了。截止日期已经过了。Mandy: I prefer "Running out." I still have a chance!Mandy: 我更喜欢 "Running out"。我还有机会！Patrick: You do! Listeners, do you ever feel like you are running out of time?Patrick: 你确实有！听众朋友们，你们有没有觉得时间不够用的时候？Mandy: Tell us in the comments.Mandy: 在评论区告诉我们。Patrick: Thanks for listening. Go beyond words.Patrick: 谢谢收听。超越词汇。在小宇宙查看该单集文稿