赵队 我们民营企业不容易啊
“Captain Zhao, we're a private company. It's not easy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老夏 晓荷 赶紧去趟赵队办公室 怎么了？
“Xia, Xia… Xiaohe, go to Captain Zhao's office. What's going on?”
赵队 我们民营企业 不容易 啊
“Captain Zhao, we're a private company. It's not easy.”
“This project can't be delayed anymore.”
“Cut us some slack and help us out; we are struggling to survive.”
Highlighting one's vulnerabilities and struggles is a standard social strategy in China to negotiate concessions from authorities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
private enterprise / privately owned business
Formal sociological and economic term referring to non-state-owned companies in China.
not easy / struggling / having a hard time
A ubiquitous colloquial phrase used to plead hardship or acknowledge life's difficulties.
Softens the appeal while amplifying the emotional weight of complaining about hardship.
