不是他有时间吗 这不是一天两天能解决的
“Does he have time? This isn't something that can be solved in a day or two.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你爱人哪
“Your husband?”
不是 他 有时间吗 这不是 一天两天 能 解决 的
“Does he have time? This isn't something that can be solved in a day or two.”
“He applied for a secondment to focus on the case.”
“He has his hands full already, so taking on this protracted issue makes little sense.”
Colleagues in Chinese workplaces frequently question feasibility by citing prolonged commitment demands (不是一天两天) before someone commits limited personal bandwidth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wait a second; hold on
Used turn-initially to signal immediate objection or perplexity regarding the interlocutor's premise.
a couple of days; a short period
An idiomatic temporal chunk used with negation to emphasize that a problem is protracted and complex.
Marks a direct yes-no question that rhetorically highlights skepticism.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- Wait. - I don't have time. Take a look. My report is based on facts.”
“I don't have time for this. Find another lawyer.”
“I'm giving you two days. No matter the issue, get it fixed quickly.”
“I've got plenty of time, anyway.”
“I definitely can't do it. I'm too busy.”
“Only he had free time.”