他就不是干销售的材料 我要是真的把他收了
“He simply isn't cut out for sales. I'm not the right teacher for him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是这个孩子吧 他 他太过于老实了
“To be frank, he's a bit wooden.”
他就 不是干销售的材料 我要 是真的 把他 收了
“He simply isn't cut out for sales. I'm not the right teacher for him.”
才是误人子弟呢
“I'm not the right teacher for him.”
“He lacks the cunning for sales, so taking him on would only set him up for failure.”
In Chinese business culture, being overly 'honest' (老实) is often perceived as a disadvantage in sales, which requires interpersonal flexibility, shrewdness, and fast maneuvering.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not cut out for ... / not the material for ...
Commonly used to describe someone who fundamentally lacks the aptitude or temperament for a specific profession.
to work in sales / to do sales
A highly colloquial expression for working as a sales representative.
Marks a hypothetical change of state or completed action in conditional clauses.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If this batch of goods were his, it'd be gone in minutes.”
“Think of a way to kick him out. Just say his goods are no good.”
“We're not selling it. Give it to me. No.”
“After all, we did make our money selling his goods.”
“Working in sales involves a lot of communication,”
“He said he's not the boss. Didn't get much out of him.”