那叫一个呼之即来挥之即去啊 一点面子都不带给的
“He summons her whenever he wants and dismisses her just as easily. He doesn't give her any respect at all.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你知道他现在对我老板
“Do you know what he has done to Ms. Lin?”
那叫一个 呼之即来挥之即去 啊 一点 面子 都不带给的
“He summons her whenever he wants and dismisses her just as easily. He doesn't give her any respect at all.”
你知道为什么我现在有时间 给你打电话吗
“Do you know why I have time to call you right now?”
“You won't believe how completely subservient and humiliated my boss is being made to look.”
In Chinese social and professional life, 'giving face' (给面子) is essential; stripping someone of face completely signifies total domination or open contempt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at someone's beck and call; ordered around at will
Use this idiom to describe treating someone like a servant without any autonomy or dignity.
not showing even the slightest shred of respect or dignity
A very colloquial Northern expression used to criticize someone for completely embarrassing or disregarding another person's social standing.
Exclamatory particle conveying shock, emphasis, and emotional venting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“at your beck and call.”
“We're long past the point of playing nice.”
“and he couldn't spare me a shred of dignity.”