都是我求了几个大客户才请来的
“came because I begged several major clients.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
丽明集团 还有经楚集团
“Liming Group and Jingchu Group”
都是我 求了几个大客户 才请来 的
“came because I begged several major clients.”
老樊本来今天要去北京 见一个特别重要的客户
“Fan was going to Beijing to meet a crucial client today. But I dragged him here.”
“Look how much social capital I spent to pull this off for us; acknowledge my hard work.”
Securing key business partners often requires calling in personal favors, which confers high prestige on whoever can arrange their attendance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
begged / pleaded with several
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to dramatize the difficulty of asking for favors.
managed to invite only after great effort
Using '才' highlights that the result was accomplished only after overcoming hurdles.
Emphasizes the specific agent and effort involved in the 'shi...de' construction.
