不看业绩 不看评分吗 我就那么一说
“instead of performance or ratings? I was just speculating.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Didn't you say it's about the boss's choice”
不看 业绩 不看 评分吗 我 就那么一说
“instead of performance or ratings? I was just speculating.”
“I never expected the boss to dislike her.”
“Don't take what I said earlier so literally; of course standard metrics still matter.”
In Chinese workplace chatter, employees often vent cynically about office politics, but quickly backpedal to objective metrics when their claims are scrutinized.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I just said that offhandedly / Don't take it too seriously
A very common colloquial defense mechanism used to downplay responsibility after making a bold, mistaken, or overly casual remark.
Marks a rhetorical question to challenge the listener's assumption and reassert common sense.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you don't get promoted this year, you'll be fired.”
“[Purong Chinese Restaurant] our rating on the platform has dropped below 4.”
“Keep their remarks under control. Do it!”
“-How did it go? -Just like that. [Examination Academy]”
“Aren't you just so envious of me for having no bad reviews?”
“I have no jurisdiction to settle that for you.”