只不过是听说我跟沈默分了 他就不找我拿订单了
“Hearing that Shen Mo and I broke up, he stopped placing orders with me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那么多年的老客户了
“He's been a loyal client for so many years.”
只不过 是 听说 我跟沈默 分了 他就 不找我 拿订单了
“Hearing that Shen Mo and I broke up, he stopped placing orders with me.”
“I wish I'd never dated Shen Mo. Really.”
“It turns out my hard work meant nothing; they were only doing business with me because of who I was dating.”
Shows how Chinese business ties are often tightly intertwined with personal relationships, meaning personal ruptures can instantly destroy professional partnerships.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merely; simply because
Used to minimize an apparent reason to emphasize how unfair or trivial it seems.
to place orders; to secure business contracts
Everyday commercial spoken phrase for obtaining or sourcing purchase orders.
Marks a change of state and reinforces finality in the relationship and business decision.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I heard you conquered Shen Mo.”
“is clearly bought by Shen Mo already.”
“I called Shen Mo, but he didn't answer.”
“I heard you offended Shen Mo.”
“I heard about your trouble and got worried about you.”
“I've severed my ties with Shen Mo. What are you doing?”