我不是你的领导 按说 我也管不了你
“I am not your boss. Technically, I can't control you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你跟我过来
“come with me.”
我不是 你的领导 按说 我也 管不了 你
“I am not your boss. Technically, I can't control you.”
“But, as the County Mayor of Mazhi County, there are a few things”
“You don't report to me directly, but I outrank you and you need to listen.”
In Chinese bureaucratic culture, officials often politely disclaim direct authority before exerting moral or political pressure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
normally; ordinarily; in principle
Used to introduce how things should theoretically be before stating an exception or contrast with 'but'.
cannot manage; have no control over
A potential complement expressing inability or lack of jurisdiction to discipline someone.