但是你也知道啊 这需要我们
“But, as you know, university referrals are decided”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
工农兵大学的推荐名额 我个人还是比较看好你的
“Personally, I'd love to vouch for your application to the Worker-Peasant-Soldier University.”
但是 你也知道 啊 这需要我们
“But, as you know, university referrals are decided”
领导班子集体投票决定
“by a poll among the factory leaders.”
“I might like you, but do not hold me solely responsible if you do not get the spot.”
Cadres and managers often emphasize 'collective decision-making' (集体决定) to hedge personal favors, protect their own political standing, and avoid being accused of favoritism or held accountable for negative outcomes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
but as you well know
Used to preface a constraint or condition, coaxing the interlocutor into agreeing with bureaucratic reality.
requires us to...
Shifts agency from an individual commitment to an organizational process.
Softens the reminder and creates an approachable, conversational bond while delivering a caveat.
