那这 订单量反而跟不上了
“the orders can't keep up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
工人也招多了
“With a bigger factory and more workers,”
那这 订单量反而 跟不上了
“the orders can't keep up.”
不瞒您说
“To be honest.”
“We overhired and now our demand is lagging behind, which is a serious operational problem.”
Using words like '反而' (contrary to expectation) allows speakers in Chinese business contexts to objectively describe a planning mismatch without directly pointing fingers at the person who made the hiring decision.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
order volume / volume of orders
A standard commercial term used in manufacturing, sales, and retail contexts.
can't keep pace / lagging behind
A useful potential complement construction indicating an inability to match an expected rate or standard.
Signifies a new negative situation or state that has materialized.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We have so many orders now we can hardly keep up with them.”
“Didn't they say it's easier to get more jobs at night? Why haven't I seen any?”
“have more orders than they can handle.”
“Lately I'm drowning in orders.”
“♪ That'd be enough ♪ We have so many orders on our first day!”
“Now that the orders have gone up, I was thinking we need to prepare some more.”