还拿这么一个东西 来对付
“And you presented this as a substitute.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
过了截止时间不说
“You missed the deadline.”
还拿 这么一个 东西 来对付
“And you presented this as a substitute.”
“Is this your attitude and sincerity? Who says I'm not sincere?”
“You are treating this as a joke and trying to fool me with total garbage.”
In Chinese professional exchanges, sincerity and proper effort are seen as moral prerequisites; cutting corners is viewed as an explicit insult to the other party.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to do something perfunctorily; to muddle through / half-ass
Colloquially used when referring to sloppy work done just to fulfill a basic obligation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why did you bring gifts?”
“He also just rushed it. I really don't understand how a game like that had players.”
“I'll just attend for once.”