真的 我真的想转行了 我觉得你们这行业挺好
“Really, I want to change careers. I think your industry is good.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
张先生 你好好想一想 好 好 我不是跟你说酒话
“Mr. Zhang, think it over carefully. Okay. I'm not talking drunk nonsense.”
真的 我 真的想 转行 了 我觉得 你们这行业 挺好
“Really, I want to change careers. I think your industry is good.”
“Do you smoke, Mr. Zhang? No, I don't.”
“I want to get into your field; help me connect or give me an opening.”
Important personal and professional transitions in China are often broached over drinks, using alcohol to soften high-stakes career inquiries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
change careers / switch industries
Standard spoken term for pivoting from one profession or line of work to another.
pretty good / quite nice
A common everyday assessment expressing positive approval without sounding overly formal.
Indicates a newly formed resolution or change of mind regarding career direction.
