你是把球踢回来给我
“You're leaving this question to me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
纪总觉得呢
“What do you think, Mr. Ji?”
你是 把球踢回来 给我
“You're leaving this question to me.”
原来您是在考我
“So you were testing me.”
“Don't dodge my question by asking me what I think—give me your own opinion.”
In Chinese business culture, subordinates often deflect questions back to superiors ('passing the ball') to avoid overstepping authority or giving the wrong opinion before knowing the boss's stance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to kick the ball back (pass the buck / deflect the question back)
A common colloquial idiom used when someone returns a difficult question or responsibility to the person who asked it.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I can't believe she kicked the ball back into our court.”
“I've kicked the ball over to their side.”
“They're playing with my ball. I need to get it back.”
“Now I've got nothing to do.”
“that we can play football together again.”
“Why did you kick me?”