他们公司上市是我做的 我能不认识吗
“I handled his company's IPO. Of course I know him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It's a small world. How do you know him?”
他们 公司上市 是我 做的 我能 不认识 吗
“I handled his company's IPO. Of course I know him.”
我告诉你 这老东西 你别看他表面上文质彬彬的
“I'm telling you, don't let that gentlemanly look”
“Of course I know him; I managed the most critical deal of his company.”
Highlighting major career feats like handling an IPO serves to validate one's credibility and authoritative grasp on someone's real character.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
company goes public / IPO
Standard financial and business collocation in spoken and written Chinese.
how could I not...
A rhetorical construction used to emphasize that something is natural, inevitable, or unquestionable.
Forms a rhetorical question that reinforces the obviousness of the affirmative conclusion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“saying that he still hasn't given up”
“then investing in my company works just the same.”
“I'll help you get a few more. Count my company in.”
“What does this company do? When was it listed?”
“how could those shareholders possibly be impressed?”
“Depends. Why? You know the company tradition”