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only then do I; only after that do I, I really… / I definitely don’t…, I’m only / just …, I just…; I only just…

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phrase Very common #674
only then do I; only after that do I 我才 marks that the speaker does something or reaches a state only after the stated condition or event occurs.
CH: 你刚刚说了，我才这么觉得。
EN: I only thought so after you just said that.

因为你是我的妹妹我才告诉你

I’m only telling you because you’re my younger sister.

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

是我们健身房厕所堵了我才出来尿的吗？

Did I only come out to pee because the toilet at our gym was clogged?

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

只有当我明白生命是一场非赢不可的比赛我才看得见我是心中只有歌曲的陌生人

Only when I understand that life is a game I must win can I see myself as a stranger with nothing but songs in my heart.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

谁叫我是你的老大因为手下求我，我才做的

Since I’m your boss and my underlings begged me, I did it.

— 鬼灭之刃：无限列车篇 (2020)

你刚刚说了我才这么觉得

I only think that because you just said it.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

我才敢打你

Only then would I dare hit you.

— 那些年，我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

知道你在那里我才有勇气过去

Knowing you were there was what gave me the courage to go over.

— 哈尔的移动城堡 (2004)

我刚想发张照片我才收到了一条信息

I was just about to send a photo when I received a message.

— 巴克劳 (2019)

你不包括我，我才接受

I’ll accept it only if you leave me out.

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

不是，你来了，我才得救

No, I was only saved because you came.

— 幽灵公主 (1997)

因为很重要我才一直打来

I’ve kept calling because it’s important.

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

也许只有我才见过

Maybe I'm the only one who's ever seen it.

— 豹 (1963)

因为打仗我才有机会到香港

It was only because of the war that I had the chance to go to Hong Kong.

— 色‧戒 (2007)

进了门，我才稍稍放松下来。

I didn't relax a little until I got inside.

直到半夜，我才又想起克里斯。

It wasn’t until midnight that I thought of Chris again.

当觉得自然的时候我才继续说下去

I’ll continue speaking when it feels natural.

— 落水狗 (1992)

只有“忠诚”的待在这个角色里面我才能够钻进到他的心里…

Only by staying fully in character can I get inside his heart…

— 色‧戒 (2007)

所以直到第二天我才看到为什么你觉得我会对这封信感兴趣呢

So I didn’t see it until the next day. Why did you think I’d be interested in this letter?

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

我是因为你我才赚的这些钱

I only made this money because of you.

— 女王旅途 (2014)

正因为如此，我才需要你合作啊

That's precisely why I need you to cooperate.

— 不可告人 (2006)

你答应来剧院看我，我才告诉你这个亲密的观众是谁？

I’ll only tell you who this special audience member is if you promise to come see me at the theater, okay?

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

除非你像米克斯一样聪明他奉承我，因此我才教他拉丁文

Unless you're as clever as Micks. He flattered me, so I taught him Latin.

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

多亏这石头我才有机会拜访你爸妈

Thanks to this stone, I got the chance to meet your parents.

— 寄生虫 (2019)

过了一会儿我才想到：他怎么知道我的名字？

It was only after a while that I thought: How did he know my name?

直至这个“游戏”开始我才察觉我那么的无知

It wasn’t until this “game” began that I realized how ignorant I was.

— 大逃杀 (2000)

我才需要考虑

I'm the one who needs to think it over.

— 几近成名 (2000)

因为我妈妈坚持我才嫁过来.

I only married him because my mother insisted.

— 宝莱坞生死恋 (2002)

phrase Uncommon #6,302
I really… / I definitely don’t… Used to emphatically correct or contradict someone. Often appears before a verb or adjective, including with 不 or 没 to deny something.
CH: 我才没有拿你的钱呢！
EN: I definitely didn’t take your money!

我才没刹车呢

I didn't brake at all.

— 维多利亚 (2015)

我才没被沾污…

I wasn't defiled…

— 未麻的部屋 (1998)

这种事我才不知道！

How would I know about something like that!

— 未麻的部屋 (1998)

我才没害怕

I wasn't scared at all.

— 利维坦 (2014)

我才不理.

I don't care.

— 杀手疾风号 (2022)

我才巴不得走咧

I can't wait to leave.

— 控制 (2007)

我才不好意思呢

No, I'm the one who's embarrassed.

— 无间道 (2002)

我才要担心你

I'm the one who should be worried about you.

— 小姐 (2016)

我才不认识那种有趣的家伙

I don't know any interesting people like that.

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

母亲大人我才觉得能有您这样的母亲我感到十分光荣

Mother, I feel deeply honored to have someone like you as my mother.

— 鬼灭之刃：无限列车篇 (2020)

我才是错的那一个

I'm the one who's wrong.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

我才不理你现在知道还是不知道

I don't care whether you know it now or not.

— 落水狗 (1992)

你甩我才是故意的

You're the one who dumped me on purpose.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

我才惨呢

I'm the one who has it worse.

— 追击者 (2008)

你上次吃了我的我才没有呢

You ate mine last time! I did not!

— 预言者 (2009)

我才要问你这个呢

I was just about to ask you the same thing.

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

我才是黑人

I'm the one who's Black.

— 为所应为 (1989)

我才一直是家里的怪胎

I've always been the odd one out in my family.

— 生吃 (2017)

我才制止那些人在美国

I just stopped those people in the United States.

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

我才懒得猜呢

I can't be bothered to guess.

— 一一 (2000)

我才倒霉呢

I'm the unlucky one here.

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

我才不像你这么傻呢

I'm not as dumb as you.

— 爱，没有明天 (2003)

我才没有男朋友！

I don't have a boyfriend!

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

我才抱歉了

No, I’m the one who should apologize.

— 风之谷 (1984)

phrase Rare #14,585
I’m only / just … Emphasizes that the amount, age, or duration is small or less than expected.
CH: 我才十岁，不能自己坐飞机。
EN: I’m only ten; I can’t fly by myself.

我才十七岁呀

I'm only seventeen!

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

你不只是因为我才想退休的是吗

You don’t want to retire just because of me, do you?

— 城市英雄 (1993)

我先生在他来英国访问时把这本书送给我那时我才十三岁

My husband gave me this book when he visited England. I was only thirteen at the time.

— 青春年少 (1998)

这句我才看一半

I’ve only read halfway through this sentence.

— 天才一族 (2001)

我来告诉你们为什么他不说因为我才当了两个小时的基佬就觉得已经受够了

Let me tell you why he won’t say it: I’ve only been gay for two hours, and I already feel like I’ve had enough.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

既然你认识我妈妈很久帮我看看这上面有没有写我爸爸的事我才上一年级

Since you've known my mom for a long time, could you help me check whether this says anything about my dad? I'm only in first grade.

— SoulMate (2016)

我才第一个礼拜就把制服弄丢放心，泛美有很多制服

I lost my uniform in my very first week. Don't worry—Pan Am has plenty of uniforms.

— 猫鼠游戏 (2002)

我才来这边三个月，谁都不认识现在你遇到了我们，会让你真的很开心

I've only been here for three months and don't know anyone. Now that you've met us, you'll be really happy.

— 维多利亚 (2015)

我才上班两天你们就想开派对？

I’ve only been working here for two days, and you already want to throw a party?

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

我才十一岁！

I'm only eleven years old!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

phrase Rare #19,641
I just…; I only just… Here, 才 indicates that something happened very recently.
CH: 我才到家。
EN: I just got home.

我才爬上来呢

I just climbed up here.

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

我才刚来

I just got here.

— 红磨坊 (2001)

我才也觉得他的确长久没有来了。

I also think he really hasn’t been around in a long time.

我才说的

That's what I just said.

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

像是昨天我才认识你一样

It feels like I only met you yesterday.

— 潜水钟与蝴蝶 (2007)

我才给你那个角色，但你骗了我

I only gave you that character because you deceived me.

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)