那笔巨款什么时候 才能向下渗透到我们这里？
“When can we expect that large sum to trickle down?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可别忘了为了成立这个部门 政府给了我们一笔大钱
“The government gave us a large sum of money to set this department up.”
那 笔 巨款 什么时候 才能 向下渗透到我们这里？
“When can we expect that large sum to trickle down?”
他们想向媒体宣布这个新部门 但在你决定案子之前 他们不能宣布
“They'd like to announce it to the press, but can't until you decide on a case.”
“Higher-ups get the money, but will we ever see a single dime of it?”
Lower-ranking civil servants and professionals in Chinese-speaking bureaucracies frequently express cynicism about whether leadership grants and budgets will ever translate into frontline resources.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to filter down / to trickle down
Often used metaphorically for policies, cultures, or economic resources moving from top management down to lower ranks.
huge sum of money
A formal or dramatic compound noun referring to a massive financial amount.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If we wrap things up quickly, this payment can still count towards”
“We've already lost a lot of money on that.”
“I think we have a great chance”