让他在职工医院托个关系 这事不能让团里人知道
“Ask him to pull strings at the Workers' Hospital. The troupe can't find out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
去找秦风
“Go to Qin Feng.”
让他在职工医院 托个关系 这事 不能 让团里人 知道
“Ask him to pull strings at the Workers' Hospital. The troupe can't find out.”
“Shouldn't Zhang Guangrong know? What do you mean?”
“Keep this completely under wraps; if the troupe finds out, we're all in serious trouble.”
In traditional Chinese work-unit (danwei) culture, personal indiscretions or health matters were often resolved privately through personal connections ('guanxi') to prevent collective reprimands or loss of reputation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to find a personal connection or pull strings
A very common colloquial expression used when seeking informal favors through acquaintances or networks.
must not let ... know
Used to mandate secrecy and keep information concealed from specific people or groups.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“it's better that I don't cause trouble for the court.”
“Haven't I explained this to you? It's not up to the hospital.”
“I switched shifts with my colleagues”
“What can the troupe do without you?”
“Ms. Zhao left her contact information and said to contact her when convenient. Forget it.”
“This is the hospital. Let them go outside.”