那律师就是在公报私仇
“that lawyer is settling a personal score.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我猜啊
“My guess is”
那律师 就是 在 公报私仇
“that lawyer is settling a personal score.”
那段时间亦非不是心情不好吗
“Wasn't Yifei in a bad mood?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese ethics strictly demarcate public responsibility (公) from private self-interest (私); conflating them for personal retaliation is severely condemned both socially and professionally.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
use official power to avenge personal grievances; settle personal scores under official guise
Use this idiom when criticizing someone in authority who abuses their professional position to penalize a personal rival.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You are abusing your power for personal revenge!”
“You're using public office to settle private scores.”
“Your time for abusing me is almost up.”
“She's trying everything to exact personal revenge.”
“(He'd just say judges and lawyers need to keep their distance.)”
“Now I can finally answer to Ms. Qin.”