那请您先去询问一下 您女儿的意见
“Then please ask your daughter's opinion.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I do not allow my daughter to keep working here.”
那请您 先去 询问一下 您女儿的意见
“Then please ask your daughter's opinion.”
并且尊重她的意见
“And respect her decision.”
“Your daughter is an adult; you do not have the right to quit her job for her without her consent.”
Traditional Chinese parents frequently attempt to manage their adult children's career decisions, leading to tension when modern workplace professionals uphold individual agency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
please (honorific)
Used in formal or contentious workplace situations to maintain courteous professional boundaries while standing firm.
inquire / ask for
A polite business-register phrasing used to suggest consulting another party.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't tell her for sure. I said I needed to ask you.”
“we really ought to seek Madam Yulan's consent first.”
“for your opinion on this.”
“Why don't you go ask her?”
“Your daughter can handle someone as troublesome as me, so you can leave yourself to her with peace of mind.”
“we can't question her alone. As her guardian,”