但既然是裁员 总有人要离开
“But if it's a layoff, someone has to leave.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
上面的标准我不知道
“I don't know their criteria.”
但 既然是 裁员 总有人要离开
“But if it's a layoff, someone has to leave.”
“You're very capable. And with my recommendation letter,”
“You are being let go, but do not take it personally because someone had to be sacrificed.”
In Chinese managerial culture, superiors often deflect personal blame when executing layoffs by emphasizing external corporate constraints and mutual helplessness to preserve face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since it is / given that it is
Use this structure to establish a premise or an unchangeable reality before drawing an inevitable conclusion.
inevitably someone has to
A common fatalistic phrasing used when acknowledging that someone must bear a difficult burden or sacrifice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You weren't laid off, were you?”
“Layoffs are starting soon. How soon?”
“You can't just lay them off.”
“Our company will soon downsize.”
“How could they lay you off?”
“I'm the one whose part was cut.”