那些人便会百般拖延
“those people will delay things in every possible way.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他只要稍加暗示
“With just a slight hint from him,”
那些人便会 百般拖延
“those people will delay things in every possible way.”
我知道了
“I see.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Subordinates in traditional Chinese bureaucracies often act on subtle hints from superiors without overt commands, deploying passive resistance to block rivals without leaving paper trails.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to delay and stall by all possible means
A vivid four-character collocation used to criticize intentional red tape or passive resistance.
then would / will consequently
A literary connective structure indicating a predictable conditioned consequence.
