我按照店里的规定 给您押十块钱 还有我的工作证
“I'll leave a ten-yuan deposit and my work ID.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
要不这样
“How about this?”
我按照店里的规定 给您 押十块钱 还有 我的 工作 证
“I'll leave a ten-yuan deposit and my work ID.”
可以吗
“Okay?”
“I'm trustworthy and following your rules, so please just do me this favor.”
In planned-economy or transitional China, one's work ID tied them to their state work unit, serving as immense social and personal collateral.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
according to ... regulations
Standard pattern to justify an action by appealing to established formal rules.
leave as collateral / deposit
Essential verb used when leaving cash or valuables as a temporary security pledge.
employee ID card / work permit
Historically in China, an employee ID served as high-trust, official proof of identity and credibility.