人家十个锅 一个小时蒸完 咱们两锅
“They finish steaming with ten pots in an hour. We have two pots.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
人家 十个锅 一个小时蒸完 咱们两锅
“They finish steaming with ten pots in an hour. We have two pots.”
不用算了
“No need to calculate. Three hours.”
“Stop being naive—they produce five times faster than us, so hard work alone won't bridge this gap.”
In small Chinese family or partner enterprises, one partner often acts as the blunt realist to curb excessive wishful thinking by citing cold, concrete numbers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one hour
Standard everyday spoken measure phrase for specifying a duration of one hour.
no need to calculate; don't bother doing the math
A common conversational phrase used to dismiss further debate when the negative conclusion is already glaringly obvious.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My team and I will shoulder all the blame.”
“from Qinghong Sect appear”
“I've heated the stove with the ingredients. We're waiting for you.”
“to break the pot and scare her.”
“If you don't eat and sleep together,”
“Don't worry. I'll brew both at the same time.”