可是县劳动局 就是不松口
“but the Labor Bureau just refused.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
光县里我就跑了好几次
“I went to the county office for times,”
可是 县 劳动局 就是不 松口
“but the Labor Bureau just refused.”
说什么要把这些指标 都收回去
“They said to take back all these job quotas.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Securing quotas or approvals often requires repeated personal visits ('paotui') to overcome institutional reluctance to make exceptions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
refuses to budge; won't relent
An idiomatic spoken chunk used when a superior or negotiating party refuses to make any concession or compromise.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Public Security Bureau with Xiawan's issue.”
“Complaints like that are for the Ministry of Labor, not Police.”
“I'm not working and I'm still getting paid. It's too good to be true.”
“What gives you the right? I'll also file a complaint. I'll file a complaint”
“and you're not worried they'll see the labor violation? They came here to do business. Who has the time to scrutinize that?”
“Don't make a scene here.”