都快把这项目拖黄了 后来不得已啊
“so that the project was almost canceled. We had no choice”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是因为供电局 一直卡着施工方案 他就是不放
“It's because the Power Supply Bureau didn't approve the construction plan. They just didn't agree,”
都快把这项目 拖黄了 后来 不得已 啊
“so that the project was almost canceled. We had no choice”
我们又找了一家 本市的电力公司
“but to find another electric power company in Jinghai”
“Don't blame me for colluding with local monopolies; we would have gone bankrupt otherwise.”
In Chinese business contexts, monopolistic state or utility departments historically had the power to obstruct projects, forcing private developers into survival compromises.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ruined by endless stalling or delays
A highly colloquial Northern expression commonly used when business deals or plans fail due to procrastination or bureaucratic inertia.
having no alternative; forced by circumstances
A formal yet frequent spoken phrase used to plead necessity and excuse an undesirable action.
Softens the explanation while conveying a sigh of helplessness and lingering frustration.
