人手又不够
“and we're short-staffed,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
所里边现在这事也多
“There's a lot going on at the station now,”
人手又不够
“and we're short-staffed,”
所以这不回来晚了
“so that's why I'm back late.”
“Don't blame me for coming home late; I was swamped and had no backup.”
In Chinese work culture, especially in public sector jobs ('suo'), heavy workload and collective duty are widely recognized and accepted as valid reasons for domestic absences.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
short-handed / understaffed
A very common everyday phrase used at work or home to explain delays or unfinished tasks.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We're short-handed.”
“We're too short-staffed,”
“But we are short-handed right now.”
“But my manpower is limited.”
“And maybe some more manpower.”
“and civilian movements are all short of hands,”
“The harder it gets, the fewer people you have.”