想跟你确认一下 关系到一条人命
“something important with you. It's related to a human life.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Sorry, Mr. Liu. I really need to confirm”
想跟你 确认一下 关系到一条人命
“something important with you. It's related to a human life.”
就麻烦你见我一下好吗
“-Can we just have a brief meeting? -Sorry.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese business hierarchy, subordinates need compelling, extreme justifications (like a crisis) to demand the immediate personal time of a top manager (总).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
confirm briefly; double check
Extremely frequent workplace expression used to verify details or seek clarification.
a human life is on the line; concerns someone's life
A dramatic and serious expression used to convey the utmost life-or-death gravity of a situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This case is about human life, so I will help you.”
“This is a person's life.”
“Once a life is involved, he will surely reveal something to save himself.”
“I said many lives are at stake.”
“It's a matter of life and death. We really want to save people.”
“This is a matter of life and death.”