那保卫科是你一句话 说调就能调的
“Is the Security Section yours to command at will?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“mobilized the Security Section and locked them in a room.”
那保卫科是 你一句话 说调 就能 调的
“Is the Security Section yours to command at will?”
“Was that room yours to use as you please?”
“You make it sound so easy—do you really think I possess the power to order the security office around on a whim?”
In historical socialist China, the Danwei (work unit) Security Section held quasi-police powers, making the accusation of mobilizing them a serious political and legal issue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
security section / public security department in a work unit
Refers to the internal security unit within traditional state-owned enterprises or institutions in China.
do something on a whim / at a moment's notice
A fixed grammatical construction emphasizing that an action cannot be performed trivially or instantaneously without due process.
Functions in the '是……的' construction to assert categorical denial and add an emphatic rhetorical edge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Our Security Section is truly full of hidden talents. All these years,”
“I'm thinking of reporting them to the Security Department.”
“Section Chief Guo wants you at the security office.”
“mobilized the Security Section and locked them in a room.”
“I'm asking you to assist the Security Section. And if I don't?”
“I should have let the security team deal with you. If you have energy to spare,”