这不是让我大海捞针吗？ 要是有指纹
“This is like finding a needle in a haystack. If we had fingerprints, I could search the database.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Try to find any useful leads.”
这不是 让我 大海捞针 吗 ？ 要是有 指纹
“This is like finding a needle in a haystack. If we had fingerprints, I could search the database.”
我还可以去数据库里找一找 但是手臂上的烟疤
“If we had fingerprints, I could search the database. But those burn scars, how do I even ask about that?”
“You're asking for the impossible; how am I supposed to find anything without real evidence?”
Among close peers or partners in high-stress Chinese work environments, voicing rhetorical complaints serves to establish realistic expectations rather than outright refusal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to fish a needle out of the sea; looking for a needle in a haystack
An extremely common idiom used to express that finding something or completing a task is nearly impossible due to vast scope.
Forms a rhetorical question that intensifies the speaker's grievance and exasperation.
