小佳和许领班早就闹翻了
“Jia and Ms. Xu fell out a long time ago.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这回能不能摆平
“can settle this.”
小佳和许领班 早就 闹翻了
“Jia and Ms. Xu fell out a long time ago.”
“I'm afraid no one can save her this time.”
“Forget about getting help from the supervisor; she has burned that bridge long ago.”
In Chinese organizations, openly falling out with a superior ('naofan') removes any protective relational buffer ('guanxi'), leaving an employee vulnerable when trouble strikes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
long ago / already for a long time
Emphasizes that a state or fact has existed for a considerable duration.
had a falling out / ruptured a relationship
A vivid colloquial phrase describing an open breach or quarrel that destroys a personal connection.
Indicates the completed change of state in their relationship.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“how badly Jia got scolded when she came back that day.”
“Ms. Xu asked me to move it.”
“Even with Ms. Xu‘s strong backing,”
“Ms. Xu just left with a long face.”
“but what about Jiajia? I'll teach her what to say.”
“But you have to think it through. What about Jiajia's future life?”