虽然比你们应得的还是少了些
“Although it's still less than what you deserve.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这是上次大家的加班费
“This is everyone's overtime pay from last time.”
虽然 比你们 应得的 还是 少了些
“Although it's still less than what you deserve.”
“I thought the overtime pay wasn't approved.”
“I know you deserve more, but I did the best I could to get this money for you, so please understand.”
Mid-level managers often buffer tension between upper management's budget cuts and employees' hard work by demonstrating emotional alignment with the workers through verbal sympathy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what one deserves; rightful entitlement
Used to describe earned rewards, compensation, or rightful credit.
a bit on the lower side; somewhat insufficient
A polite, softening way to admit that an amount or reward is inadequate without sounding too blunt.
Functions as a downtoner modifying '少' to soften the admission of insufficiency.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My opponents are all so weak.”
“is no less than yours.”
“But I think you deserve more.”
“Much more than I need.”
“much content than you did.”
“I really fall short.”