你可千万不要让我在纪总那
“Please make sure I won't”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I have high hopes for you.”
你可 千万不要 让 我在 纪总 那
“Please make sure I won't”
丢了面子
“lose face in front of Mr. Ji.”
“I put my reputation on the line for you, so do not embarrass me in front of my boss.”
A mentor or manager's face is intimately tied to their subordinate's performance; a subordinate's failure publicly diminishes the manager's credibility before top leadership.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
whatever you do, absolutely do not
An emphatic prohibitive pattern used to issue strong warnings or earnest pleadings.
in front of / in the presence of someone
A colloquial locational frame referring to someone's jurisdiction, presence, or judgment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“maybe I should be calling you Mr. Ji.”
“I know that Mr. Ji is fully aware of everything.”
“please show some mercy, Mr. Ji.”
“He is obviously embarrassing Mr. Ji.”
“I really hit it off with you, Mr. Ji.”
“purely out of respect for Mr. Ji.”