对不起副厂长 我知道我这个想法是不对的
“I'm sorry, Vice Director Chen. I know this way of thinking isn't right.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But compared to that, I want to go to university more.”
对不起 副厂长 我知道 我 这个 想法 是 不对 的
“I'm sorry, Vice Director Chen. I know this way of thinking isn't right.”
是错误的 但
“It's wrong. But...”
“I know this sounds selfish and unacceptable, but please hear me out.”
In the state-owned enterprise era, personal desires like attending university were often viewed as bourgeois individualism that conflicted with socialist production duties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
deputy factory director
Common hierarchical title used in Chinese socialist work units (danwei) to address superiors politely.
I know this thought of mine is wrong
A classic self-deprecating hedging frame used to lower a superior's defense before making a bold request.
Emphasizes the speaker's affirmative realization that the thought is indeed improper.
