The diligent research team spent three years analyzing the data before publishing their findings.
Di-li-gen-t: 抵力根特。顶着压力，扎根特别努力，就是勤勉。
Engineers questioned the feasibility of building the bridge within the tight budget.
Fea (费) si (死) ble (不)。费劲死了都不行？不对，是费劲也能做成，所以可行。或者：Fea (放) si (四) ble (不) -> 放下四个不，放得下，可行。
Critics questioned whether the politician's apology was genuine or merely a calculated public relations move.
Genuine 听起来像 “真-吉-内-斯”，想象一瓶真正的吉尼斯酒，标签上写着 “Genuine”，味道地道不掺假。