而且 这次是省城的报纸 我们也不想给您添麻烦
“And it's a provincial capital newspaper. We don't want to cause you trouble.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If you report it up through the chain of command, I'm afraid time will run out.”
而且 这次是省城的报纸 我们 也不 想给您 添麻烦
“And it's a provincial capital newspaper. We don't want to cause you trouble.”
所以我们想 直接向省里报告请示
“So we want to report directly to the provincial level.”
“This is out of your hands now, so we're going over your head to the provincial authorities directly.”
In Chinese institutional and workplace culture, reporting over one's immediate supervisor is a major taboo. When bypassing the chain of command is unavoidable, speakers typically rely on polite cushions such as 'bu xiang gei nin tian ma fan' (not wanting to trouble you) or cite tight deadlines to soften the sensitive nature of circumventing direct leadership.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to cause trouble for someone or add to their workload
An extremely common polite formula frequently used when tactfully declining, asking for assistance, or justifying one's decisions.
