那个金老板以前可是一本正经的
“Mr. Jin used to be such a straight-laced guy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“Look, Mr. Dong.”
那个 金 老板 以前 可是 一本正经 的
“Mr. Jin used to be such a straight-laced guy.”
“Look at him now, all hugs with Liang Danning. Sometimes I really wish I were a woman too.”
“Look how shameless he has become compared to the proper image he used to maintain.”
Public figures or bosses are expected to maintain moral composure; when an upright facade ('一本正经') collapses into uninhibited intimacy, it triggers intense private gossip and moral censure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
serious and proper; upright; solemn
Commonly used to describe an austere, rule-abiding appearance, sometimes hinting at rigidity or pretension.
used to be quite prim and proper
The particle '可是' adds strong contrastive emphasis to highlight how drastically things have changed.
Affirms the established reality and persistence of the past characteristic.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Big boss is really different.”
“I have truly experienced it today.”
“If we hadn't run into Jin Laoyao today, it would've been perfect.”
“Don't you think their boss is too shady?”
“You are... Mr. Jin, right?”
“I thought I could find a bigger sponsor,”