得耽误多少时间啊 我们现在
“That bureaucratic process will take forever! Right now,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
带上专业的设备 不是 镇长 你走这一圈流程
“with proper equipment. Wait. Ms. Li. That bureaucratic process will take forever!”
得 耽误 多少时间啊 我们现在
“That bureaucratic process will take forever! Right now,”
这工程耽误不起 你知道每天 都有低标号的水泥
“we can't afford delays. You know. Every day, they mix low-grade cement”
“Following standard bureaucratic procedure takes way too long; we cannot afford this delay.”
The tension between 'going through bureaucratic channels' (走流程) and practical task completion (效率) is a recurring friction in Chinese administrative and construction projects.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to waste time, to cause a delay
A standard professional phrase for highlighting schedule risks and productivity losses.
will inevitably delay / is bound to cost
The auxiliary verb '得' (děi) expresses an inevitable negative consequence or toll.
Amplifies the rhetorical exasperation and highlights the speaker's intense concern about the delay.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If we delay any longer, the anesthetic's effect will wear off.”
“It's only been a short while, and there've been several delivery runs. Xiaolan is like”
“What does it matter if the wedding is delayed by two years?”
“You cops can't solve the case, and now you're wasting our time?”
“- He's buying this place. - You're wasting our time. - Jeez. - I'm so sorry.”
“You've delayed us for so long. Sorry, sorry. I didn't know.”