我的侦探人数也就勉强够用
“I've barely got enough detectives to cover the ground as it is,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
而不是在我出生前就发生的案子
“not ones from before I was born.”
我 的 侦探人数 也就 勉强够用
“I've barely got enough detectives to cover the ground as it is,”
更别说新的部门了
“let alone a new department.”
“Don't even think about asking me for more manpower; we are completely stretched thin.”
In hierarchical organizational settings, citing structural manpower shortages is the standard legitimate ground for turning down new assignments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
barely enough to get by
Useful when emphasizing that resources, money, or manpower are stretched to their limit.
merely / only
Used before an assessment to downplay sufficiency or emphasize scarcity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Everyone except for Detective Morck. I was hoping he'd be here.”
“Our investigator has been working hard for so long.”
“In my experience, Detective,”