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only then can, talent, ability

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phrase Very common #710
only then can Shows that something can happen only after a particular condition or amount of time has been met.
CH: 我做完作业才能出去。
EN: I can go out only after I finish my homework.

要离开这里才能摆脱那个味道

You have to leave here to get rid of that smell.

— 寄生虫 (2019)

“我们何时才能获救?”

When will we be rescued?

— 绝境盟约 (2023)

用力点才能撒得远

You have to throw it harder for it to go farther.

— 生吃 (2017)

糟糕,我没有清醒过来我还在梦里该怎麽做才能离开

Oh no, I haven't woken up—I’m still dreaming. What should I do to get out?

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

我就可以和你睡觉我如何才能跟你做爱呢

Then I can sleep with you. How can I have sex with you?

— 蝙蝠 (2009)

所以我得亲自一个一个审问…才能问得出东西…

So I have to interrogate them one by one myself... if I want to get anything out of them...

— 色‧戒 (2007)

我没法去您那儿怎么才能再见到你呢?

I can't make it to your place. How can I see you again?

— 战争与和平 (1968)

努力工作才能养活自己。

You have to work hard to support yourself.

请解释一下怎么才能到那儿?

Could you explain how to get there?

只有那之后,我们才能知道所有债务中有多少能够偿还。

Only after that will we know how much of the debt can be repaid.

你要一直听我的话才能跟着我。

You have to always listen to me if you want to follow me.

— 海洋之歌 (2014)

我的孝真抓住他才能救我的孝真

My Hyo-jin—I can only save him by catching him.

— 哭声 (2016)

我要怎么样才能去教会呢?

How can I get to church?

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

找到他才能拿到授权

You have to find him to get authorization.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

你需要两个才能凑成一对。

You need two to make a pair.

从现在起,只有得到我允许的人才能发言

From now on, only people I give permission to may speak.

— 浪潮 (2008)

他们就是因为我不是亲生的小孩才能领到那笔钱

They were only able to claim that money because I’m not their biological child.

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

什么时候你才能不再惹祸

When will you finally stop getting yourself into trouble?

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

他入学考试得的是第一我们需要有很强的理由才能这么做

He came first in the entrance exam. We need a very strong reason to do this.

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

你们必须有耐心,必须努力工作工作才能成功,你们必须工作

You must be patient and work hard. Success requires hard work—you must put in the effort.

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

安静,要走四天才能到另一边

Quiet—it takes four days to reach the other side.

— 指环王1:护戒使者 (2001)

我们啥时候才能出去啊

When can we finally go out?

— 预言者 (2009)

你们多久才能捉到凶手?

How long will it take you to catch the murderer?

— 神秘河 (2003)

我的车今天早上坏了,星期五才能修好。

My car broke down this morning, and it won’t be fixed until Friday.

开了你才能出来

You can only come out once it’s turned on.

— 小偷 (1997)

要坠入爱河才能写情歌吗

Do you have to fall in love to write a love song?

— 几近成名 (2000)

我想知道是不是会有一天钱会变成只有在博物馆才能找到的东西。

I wonder if one day money will become something you can only find in museums.

“我们得上岸卖点东西,才能有钱付给你。”

We’ll have to go ashore and sell some things so we can pay you.

从这里坐车,要花两个小时才能到我叔叔家。

It takes two hours to get to my uncle’s house from here by car.

你才能走

Only then can you go.

— 白丝带 (2009)

只有爱情才能赐予我力量

Only love can give me strength.

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

这样下来才能让每个人都是赢家

Only then can everyone be a winner.

— 妈咪 (2014)

然后才能嫁给他

Only then can she marry him.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

按常规,要两天后才能修理

As usual, it won't be repaired until two days from now.

— 星际旅行2:可汗怒吼 (1982)

我们得吃才能活命对吧?

We have to eat to survive, right?

— 绝境盟约 (2023)

他必须努力才能留下

He has to work hard to stay.

— 生吃 (2017)

我怎么才能发胖?

How can I gain weight?

盟军迟早会看到只有我们才能阻止布尔什维克

The Allies will realize sooner or later that only we can stop the Bolsheviks.

— 帝国的毁灭 (2004)

多亏有了他,我们才能在这里。

Thanks to him, we're able to be here.

要是得亲嘴才能暖和起来

If kissing is what it takes to warm up.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

什么时候您才能不把我看成是个局长

When will you stop seeing me as a bureau chief?

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

它们要到星期五才能备好。

They won't be ready until Friday.

两人要到终站才能下车

The two of them have to stay on until the last stop before they can get off.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

要怎么才能把他拉下马?

How can we bring him down?

我要花三天才能做完研究

It will take me three days to finish the research.

— 几近成名 (2000)

只有杀他才能解渴

Only killing him will quench my thirst.

— 守夜人 (2004)

本来就是疯子才能当小说主人公嘛

Only a lunatic could be the protagonist of a novel, after all.

— 燃烧 (2018)

要倒车才能出去吗?

Do you have to back up to get out?

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

但只有儿子才能实现我的梦想

But only a son can fulfill my dream.

— 摔跤吧!爸爸 (2016)

那块石头只有在希达手上才能发挥力量啊

That stone can only unleash its power in Hilda’s hands.

— 天空之城 (1986)

那样你才能得到我

Only then can you have me.

— 蝙蝠 (2009)

不过你们必须停止打手枪这样才能持久.

But you have to stop masturbating if you want to last longer.

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

我们怎么才能帮她

How can we help her?

— 月升王国 (2012)

你需要一天的时间才能解开这些结。

It will take you a day to untie these knots.

— RRR:双雄起义 (2022)

他们把货带到这边来卖,得跑好几趟才能把东西运回家。

They bring the goods here to sell, and have to make several trips to get everything back home.

只有向后看才能理解生活,但要生活得好,则必须向前看。

Only by looking back can you understand life, but to live it well, you must look forward.

我会把他的灵魂交给你注入你的灵魂才能让他苏醒过来

I’ll give you his soul. Only by infusing it into your soul can he awaken.

— 大鱼海棠 (2016)

你要专心听对方的话才能知道他想要表达什么

You need to listen carefully to the other person to understand what they’re trying to say.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

得运动才能更好的生活

You need to exercise to live a better life.

— 触不可及 (2011)

只有这么做才能确保这里不被他们破坏

Only by doing this can we ensure that they don't destroy this place.

— 天空之城 (1986)

我得知道那个才能相信你的话不是吗

I need to know that before I can believe what you're saying, don't I?

— 哭声 (2016)

他们好像…正在被主人鞭打一样狂奔我们需要喘口气…才能继续走

They’re running as if their master were whipping them… We need to catch our breath… before we can keep going.

— 指环王2:双塔奇兵 (2002)

我必须努力学习,才能追上其他学生。

I have to study hard to catch up with the other students.

只有把凶杀案破了才能找回黄金

Only by solving the murder can we recover the gold.

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

你心情不好才能写出悲伤的歌吗

Do you have to be in a bad mood to write sad songs?

— 几近成名 (2000)

你愈早联络志工才能愈快找到小孩他可能就在某个街头或商场闲逛

The sooner you contact the volunteers, the sooner you can find your child. He may be wandering around on a street or in a shopping mall.

— 无爱可诉 (2017)

你知道怎麽才能赢

Do you know how to win?

— 好人寥寥 (1992)

只有这样他才能摆脱嫌疑

Only then can he clear himself of suspicion.

— 不可告人 (2006)

姑娘在出嫁以前哪一定要洗个澡才能上路

Before a girl gets married, she must take a bath before setting off.

— 洗澡 (1999)

"我怎么才能告诉你"

How can I tell you?

— 爱,没有明天 (2003)

我们还要多久才能出发

How much longer until we can leave?

— 西线无战事 (2022)

这口井是我们亲手挖的这样我们的孩子才能喝到水

We dug this well ourselves so that our children could have water to drink.

— 雨水危机 (2011)

你就是屁股下面坐着大海才能弹琴的人,对吗?

You're the kind of person who can play the piano only with the sea beneath you, right?

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

快去祷告,我们才能吃冰淇淋

Go pray quickly, then we can have ice cream.

— 大病 (2017)

只有你回去才能证明你爱我你选择的是我

Only by going back can you prove that you love me and that I’m the one you choose.

— SoulMate (2016)

只有活着才能战胜他们

Only by staying alive can we defeat them.

— 伯纳德行动 (2007)

听说要少吃米饭和煎饼才能练出肌肉

I heard that you have to eat less rice and fewer pancakes to build muscle.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

我们怎么才能找到他

How can we find him?

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

得付出努力才能得到

You have to put in the effort to get results.

— 塔巴德 (2018)

那才能开枪,麦克连在那?

Only then can we open fire. Is McLean there?

— 虎胆龙威 (1988)

你需要一张新的签证才能回去

You need a new visa to go back.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

说还需要一段时间才能到

They said it would still take a while to arrive.

— 看见恶魔 (2010)

你怎么才能完成清单呢

How are you going to get the checklist done?

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

要到半夜才能来这

They won’t be able to get here until midnight.

— 四百击 (1959)

留下孩子你留下孩子才能出来

Leave the child behind—you can only come out if you do.

— 自己去看 (1985)

因为要够疯才能生存在我们的地盘上

You have to be crazy enough to survive on our turf.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

以他的体重我们可以认为要把他的腿抬起来才能让他摔出去

Given his weight, we'd have to lift his legs to make him fall out.

— 坠落的审判 (2023)

只有犯法的人才能被关进来

Only people who break the law can be locked up here.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

是不是要付钱才能在地图上出现

Do you have to pay to appear on the map?

— 巴克劳 (2019)

我们要花多长时间才能找到这些叛徒?

How long will it take us to find these traitors?

— 焦土之城 (2010)

但需要一个小时泉水才能流到村庄。

But it takes an hour for the spring water to reach the village.

— 甘泉玛侬 (1986)

我们得花些时间才能替你理清这一切。

It’ll take us some time to help you sort all this out.

我救了我们都是我的功劳都是因为我…大家才能活命

I saved us all. It’s all thanks to me… It’s because of me that everyone survived.

— 指环王2:双塔奇兵 (2002)

我的祖父要用拐杖才能走路。

My grandfather needs a cane to walk.

只有你们才能赋予其意义

Only you can give it meaning.

— 绝境盟约 (2023)

本人来才能还东西

You have to come in person to return the item.

— 孤胆特工 (2010)

才能进来懂我的意思了吧?

You need to come in before you can understand what I mean, right?

— 机械师 (2004)

摔跤手才能取胜

Only a wrestler can win.

— 摔跤吧!爸爸 (2016)

你知道一个娃娃才能拖延多长时间?

Do you know how long a baby can keep you waiting?

— 塔巴德 (2018)

只有好面包才能有这个声音

Only good bread can make this sound.

— 美食总动员 (2007)

你要知道怎样才能生存下来。

You need to know how to survive.

— 寂静之地 (2018)

我知道,她也得等船卖出去才能拿到利润。

I know. She won’t get any profit until the ship is sold, either.

你们啥时才能明白儿童是学不会溜冰的?

When will you finally understand that children can't learn to ice-skate?

— 朱诺 (2007)

花钱给别人看才能挣钱

You have to spend money to get people to see it before you can make money.

— 分手的决心 (2022)

我不知道怎么做才能结束这个月。

I don't know what to do to get through this month.

noun Rare #17,677
talent, ability Usually refers to a natural or notable ability.
CH: 她很有才能。
EN: She is very talented.

不,那么有才能的女孩不会嫁给你

No, a talented girl like that wouldn't marry you.

— 切肤之爱 (2000)

她对自己的才能很自豪。

She is very proud of her talent.

特殊才能

Special talent

— 魔女宅急便 (1989)

我有很多才能。

I have many talents.

我还没有这个才能

I don't have that talent yet.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

他很有才能

He is very talented.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)