那我们组谁会被裁
“(Then, who in our team will be laid off?)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那我们组 谁会被裁
“(Then, who in our team will be laid off?)”
“(Did Li Dongming tell you who's getting laid off from our team?)”
“Since I'm safe, tell me who is actually taking the fall for this.”
During corporate downsizing in China, employees rely heavily on informal networks and private whispers to anticipate management decisions and ensure survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to get laid off; to be downsized
The standard contemporary Chinese corporate slang for being terminated due to company restructuring.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You were the one who should have been laid off.”
“I'm the one whose part was cut.”
“if you had to choose between my mom and your mom, who would you pick?”
“you need to choose a team—”
“Our company will soon downsize.”
“He's actually disbanding our basketball team.”