“If you're going to be prudish, we'll never get the book written.”
你要是这么假正经,这书永远写不完。
一句就点破合作僵局:卡的不是词,是放不开的面子。
If you're going to be ..., we'll never ...
催合作方别拘小节、赶紧往下走时用;正式邮件里别这么讲。
If you keep being this fussy, we'll never finish. / At this rate we'll never get it done.
口语
going to 缩成 gonna,prudish 重读,后半句加速。
If you're going to be this picky, we'll never get the draft out. 你要是这么挑,初稿永远发不出去。
