怎么跟你的报社交代 怎么跟你的父母交代
“How will we explain it to your newspaper? How will we explain it to your parents?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你让县上怎么交代
“how will the county explain it?”
怎么跟 你的报社 交代 怎么跟 你的父母 交代
“How will we explain it to your newspaper? How will we explain it to your parents?”
“It's one thing not to help, but can you please not cause trouble?”
“You are being extremely reckless, and no one can take the blame if you get hurt or killed.”
In Chinese culture, individual risk-taking is rarely viewed in isolation; one is held accountable both upward to one's institution (baoshe) and backward to one's lineage (parents).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how to account for / how to justify
A very common rhetorical phrase used when someone causes a mess or takes a huge risk with no safe exit plan.