指望罚款填窟窿 已经填不满了
“Relying on fines to plug the hole is not enough anymore.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
现在连队员的吃饭 都成了问题
“Now we can barely afford to feed the men.”
指望 罚款 填窟窿 已经 填不满 了
“Relying on fines to plug the hole is not enough anymore.”
这次去市里的请款单
“The funding requests we submitted to the city”
“Stop hoping fines will save us; we desperately need official funding from the municipal government.”
Remote or frontline administrative and enforcement units often grapple with chronic underfunding, historically depending on local penalties before requesting subsidies from higher municipal authorities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to cover a financial deficit; to plug a hole
A vivid colloquial idiom commonly used to describe covering up financial debts or budget shortfalls.
to count on; to pin hopes on
Often used when relying on an external factor or person, frequently in negative or skeptical contexts.
Marks a change of state, highlighting that the shortfall has now grown beyond control.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you must help me fill the financial hole.”
“They can't even plug their own holes. Why would they spare any money on you?”
“We cover the deficit every year.”
“just to cover this deficit.”
“will he leave us to fill it?”
“Why would they fine me?”