我们联系上他们已经为时已晚。
我們聯繫上他們已經為時已晚。
wǒ men lián xì shàng tā men yǐ jīng wéi shí yǐ wǎn 。
We were unable to make contact with them until it was too late.
Mandarin
现在谈这件事还为时过早。
現在談這件事還為時過早。
xiàn zài tán zhè jiàn shì hái wéi shí guò zǎo 。
It's still too early to talk about this now.
It's still too early to talk about that.
Mandarin
这个世界还有救，还是为时已晚？
這個世界還有救，還是為時已晚？
zhè ge shì jiè hái yǒu jiù ， hái shi wéi shí yǐ wǎn ？
Can we still save the world, or is it too late?
Mandarin
我因为时差而感到疲惫。
我因為時差而感到疲憊。
wǒ yīn wèi shí chā ér gǎn dào pí bèi 。
I feel exhausted because of jet lag.
Mandarin
我的时间很宝贵，因为时间是我们所拥有最珍贵的东西。但我总有时间学语言，因为每学一个新词，我们的世界就会变得更有趣一点。
我的時間很寶貴，因為時間是我們所擁有最珍貴的東西。但我總有時間學語言，因為每學一個新詞，我們的世界就會變得更有趣一點。
wǒ de shí jiān hěn bǎo guì ， yīn wèi shí jiān shì wǒ men suǒ yōng yǒu zuì zhēn guì de dōng xī 。 dàn wǒ zǒng yǒu shí jiān xué yǔ yán ， yīn wèi měi xué yí gè xīn cí ， wǒ men de shì jiè jiù huì biàn de gèng yǒu qù yī diǎn 。
My time is expensive because time is the most precious thing we have. But for learning languages, I always have the time. Because with each new word we learn, our world becomes a tad more interesting.
Aerobic exercise were all the rage from America in the 1980s, making the elastic workout tight trousers become a daily clothing. Even housewives wore them when going to the street market.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
现在下结论还为时过早。
現在下結論還為時過早。
xiàn zài xià jié lùn hái wéi shí guò zǎo ．
It's still too early to jump to conclusions.
Mandarin
希特勒被消灭以后，打败日本侵略者就为时不远了。
希特勒被消滅以後，打敗日本侵略者就為時不遠了。
xī tè lè bèi xiāo miè yǐ hòu ， dǎ bài rì běn qīn lüè zhě jiù wéi shí bù yuǎn le ．
After Hitler is wiped out, the defeat of the Japanese aggressors will not be far distant.