做个生意嘛
“No one would investigate every clerk's background”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一无所知
“I knew nothing of him.”
做个生意嘛
“No one would investigate every clerk's background”
何至于要细查伙计的身世八字呢
“when running a business.”
“It is just a simple business deal, there is no need to make things so complicated.”
In Chinese commerce, speakers often downplay formality by presenting affairs as ordinary commercial exchanges that do not require deep interpersonal investigation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to do business; to run a small venture
Used informally with the measure word '个' to soften the tone and make the business sound casual or routine.
Highlights an obvious fact or rationale to persuade the listener to ease their concerns.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Yes. I think it's even more interesting than doing business.”
“Well, since we are doing business,”
“Look, this is about the business, right?”
“I want to start a business,”