没有 我就是随口一问
“No. I was just asking.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
公司又要裁员了吗
“More layoffs at the company?”
没有 我 就是 随口一问
“No. I was just asking.”
就算公司不裁员
“Even if layoffs aren't happening,”
“Do not read into it, I am just checking to see if you know something I do not.”
Workplace gossip and sensitive topics like layoffs require careful probing and immediate self-protection if met with scrutiny.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to ask casually; to ask offhand
Used to deflect suspicion and pretend that a sensitive or probing question was unintentional.
just; merely
Employed to downplay the significance or seriousness of one's actions.