我觉得白德瑞也不是 真心想用赵玫
“I don't think Barry genuinely wants Zhao Mei.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“to appoint a woman as Sales Director?”
我觉得 白德瑞 也不是 真心想 用赵玫
“I don't think Barry genuinely wants Zhao Mei.”
他是在玩权术
“He's playing power games.”
“Don't take this appointment at face value; she is just being used for corporate politics.”
In Chinese business environments, high-level personnel changes are often viewed through the lens of internal balance of power and alliances rather than purely merit-based hiring.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
genuinely want to; sincerely intend to
Use this phrase to distinguish between someone's superficial actions and their true personal commitment or desire.
to employ; to appoint someone
In corporate Chinese contexts, using this single verb often implies utilizing a person's talents or placing them in a key position.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I heard Barry strongly supports Zhao Mei.”
“I thought Qi Youlan would follow Barry in supporting Zhao Mei.”
“But actually, I've deeply offended Barry. Yeah.”
“Well, Barry hasn't shown me clear favoritism.”
“I went to see Barry. I reasoned with him,”
“Barry. Barry. I'm so terribly sorry. Are you okay?”