这破工作我早不想干了
“I've long wanted to quit this lousy job!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我凭啥道歉
“Why should I apologize?”
这 破工作 我早 不想干了
“I've long wanted to quit this lousy job!”
破工作
“"Lousy job?"”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Openly disparaging one's job signals a complete breakdown in face-saving and hierarchy, usually occurring right before quitting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lousy job / crummy work
The prefix 破 is used colloquially before nouns to express contempt, irritation, or low regard.
haven't wanted to do this for a long time
Use this structure to emphasize that an urge or feeling of wanting to quit has been ongoing for a while.
Marks a change of state, reinforcing the finality of no longer wanting to endure the job.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've wanted out for a long time. The money we've made... it's enough for several lifetimes.”
“Instead of working, I'm afraid of no work.”
“I don't want to be this... Um,”