不太对劲 他们为什么迟迟没有炸开呢
“Something's not right. Why haven't they actually detonated it yet?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“then let's help them. Get more explosives and blow up the control room.”
不太对劲 他们 为什么 迟迟没有 炸开呢
“Something's not right. Why haven't they actually detonated it yet?”
“Because they don't dare— they think something dangerous is down there. [III. Test Conclusions]”
“Wait, hold on. If they aren't detonating it, there must be a trap or danger we don't see.”
In tactical situations, Chinese speakers value reading hidden cues ('不对劲') before taking decisive action rather than blindly charging ahead.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
something isn't quite right; feels fishy
Extremely common spoken chunk used when intuition signals danger or abnormality.
still haven't done (something) after a long delay
Formal or expressive adverbial phrase indicating prolonged delay or reluctance to act.
Softens the rhetorical query while emphasizing ongoing puzzlement.
