总不能丢了楼律的脸吧
“I can't embarrass Ms. Lou.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
跟着一个姓叶的律师去
“I'll be going with a lawyer surnamed Ye.”
总不能 丢了 楼律的脸 吧
“I can't embarrass Ms. Lou.”
我们家秦小睿
“Our little Qin Rui”
“I need to do an outstanding job; I cannot afford to humiliate my mentor.”
In Chinese professional hierarchies, an apprentice or junior employee's mistakes directly damage the face and credibility of the mentor who trained them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to humiliate someone; to cause someone to lose face
Essential idiom used when one's poor performance reflects badly on a parent, mentor, or superior.
surely one cannot; after all, one can hardly...
Used to express an imperative or moral boundary based on basic common sense or propriety.
Softens the rhetorical assertion while seeking tacit agreement from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Ms. Lou”
“You didn't get fired by Lou Yue, did you?”
“Thank you for your appreciation of her and the firm. You are very welcome.”
“We didn't even enter the premises. Isn't that too irresponsible?”
“Don't worry, Ms. Lou. I will surely work hard and not disappoint you.”
“Also, don't stay in this building too long. Be careful.”