你一旦公布了专利
“Once you publish the patent,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可海明你知道吗
“Haiming, you know what?”
你 一旦 公布 了 专利
“Once you publish the patent,”
那乐涛要承受多少损失吗
“how much will Letao lose?”
“Think about what will happen if you disclose this—you are putting the company at huge risk.”
In Chinese business culture, individual decisions are often weighed heavily against the collective financial survival and face of the enterprise.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
once; in case; as soon as
A formal conditional conjunction used to introduce a potential trigger event that carries significant, often negative, consequences.
to make public; to announce; to publish
Used in professional and formal contexts for officially disclosing information, patents, or policies.
Marks the completion of the condition, emphasizing the irreversible point once the patent is disclosed.
