我们两个 为了工作的事 没少吵架
“The two of us have argued a lot about work.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It doesn't surprise me at all that Lin would do that.”
我们两个 为了 工作 的事 没少吵架
“The two of us have argued a lot about work.”
“But we have never held a grudge against each other.”
“We bumped heads constantly on the job, but it was strictly business.”
In Chinese professional culture, explicitly stating that conflict was 'over work' clarifies that professional disputes should not undermine personal respect or collegiality.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
regarding / concerning the matter of...
A common conversational structure to introduce the specific topic or cause of an action or dispute.
not a few; quite a lot; frequently
A litotes used in spoken Mandarin to emphasize that an action occurred frequently or in large amounts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“They had a heated argument and parted on bad terms.”
“You two are doing your jobs well. Why would I fire you?”