开工日期一拖再拖
“the start date has been repeatedly delayed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可问题是
“But the problem is”
开工 日期 一拖再拖
“the start date has been repeatedly delayed.”
“Tian. Don't test everyone's patience.”
“You keep dragging your feet and it is totally unacceptable.”
Invoking 'everyone's patience' reflects a collective workplace norm where personal accountability is enforced by highlighting group impact rather than just individual friction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to delay again and again / to drag on repeatedly
Used to strongly criticize someone or a process for unending procrastination and unkept deadlines.
start date of construction/work
Standard administrative and construction project vocabulary denoting the official launch day.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“dragging on unresolved.”
“Can you keep putting this off forever?”
“My company can't afford to wait.”
“But the longer you wait, the worse it'll be.”
“The longer we drag it out, the worse it gets.”
“Please clearly tell me the exact start time.”