atitarev Posted December 5, 2011 at 12:35 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 at 12:35 PM Here's a reason why Mr Fang doesn't gamble (in the thread 方先生倒不赌): 现在忙着追求鲍小姐，当然分不出工夫来 Now he is busy chasing Miss Bao, can't spare/allocate time (on gambling)? What's the reason for 来 being there. Although, I understand the sentence, does 来 give some extra meaning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezaf Posted December 5, 2011 at 01:01 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 at 01:01 PM I have always wanted to know more about this grammatical construction. Is it the same as 安下心來, 鼓起掌来，。。。？ Edit: Is it like mixing a two-character verb with 出來，起來，下來，。。。？ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEye Posted December 5, 2011 at 03:17 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 at 03:17 PM Yup, looks like V(不)出O來. 無法把工夫分出來 Unable to separate out time for work. Not the best-sounding translation, but it works I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atitarev Posted December 5, 2011 at 09:26 PM Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 at 09:26 PM Thanks, guys, a bit clearer now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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