“If you're going to be prudish, we'll never get the book written.”
你要是這麼假正經,這書永遠寫不完。
一句就點破合作僵局:卡的不是詞,是放不開的面子。
If you're going to be ..., we'll never ...
催合作方別拘小節、趕緊往下走時用;正式郵件裡別這麼講。
If you keep being this fussy, we'll never finish. / At this rate we'll never get it done.
口語
going to 縮成 gonna,prudish 重讀,後半句加速。
If you're going to be this picky, we'll never get the draft out. 你要是這麼挑,初稿永遠發不出去。
