你不能指望我一个人翻阅完所有卷宗
“You can't expect me to go through those files.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
- 该死的 - 你好
“- Fuck's sake. - [Carl] Hi.”
你 不能指望 我 一个人 翻阅完所有卷宗
“You can't expect me to go through those files.”
“[scoffs] You only have to choose one.”
“This workload is completely unrealistic, cut it down or help me.”
Directly framing expectations as 'unrealistic' allows subordinates or partners to establish professional boundaries without appearing incompetent.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to count on / to expect
Frequently used in negative statements like '不能指望' or '别指望' to dash unrealistic expectations.
to browse / to read through / to peruse
A slightly formal verb indicating looking through pages, files, or documents.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Since you can actually read a file,”
“Why are only half of these files left?”
“Every ledger I handled”
“This has always been the real one.”
“I'm in bed reading a file. What do you expect?”
“Not even a scrap of paper should get out.”