恐怕远远不止 五万吨吧
“it is likely far more than 50,000 tons.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
粗略估算
“a rough estimate would suggest”
恐怕 远远不止 五万吨吧
“it is likely far more than 50,000 tons.”
而且夜间的行车量 是白天的两到三倍
“And the nighttime traffic volume is two to three times that of the day.”
“Your estimate is way too low; the real problem is much bigger.”
Chinese workplace communication often uses epistemic hedges like '恐怕' and confirmation particle '吧' to offer dissenting views without appearing aggressive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I'm afraid that; probably
A common hedging adverb used to express cautious judgment or soften unwelcome assertions.
far more than; well beyond
An emphatic collocation used to indicate a significant gap between an estimate and the actual number.
Softens the bluntness of the correction by seeking confirmation rather than imposing a definitive conclusion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I heard it's over ten million. Over ten million?”
“I know that millions won't be enough. Got to be tens of millions.”