这是咱工头阿彪 在这儿干活少说话
“That's our foreman, Biao. Keep your head down here.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
容易有安全隐患吧
“is a safety hazard, isn't it?”
这是咱工头阿彪 在这 儿 干活 少说话
“That's our foreman, Biao. Keep your head down here.”
“We can't afford to cross him. Just get back to work.”
“Shut up and don't make trouble, or you'll get both of us into serious hot water.”
In grassroots Chinese work crews, foremen hold absolute power, and junior workers survive by obeying the unspoken rule of keeping quiet and avoiding complaints.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
keep quiet; speak less
Used to caution someone to hold their tongue to avoid conflict or punishment.
do manual work; work
Extremely common colloquial term for doing physical or daily labor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Biao, go turn the power all the way up.”
“That old man's retired. Why would I fear him? Biao,”
“I only work for the boss. This talk is meaningless.”
“Why are you looking at me instead of working?”
“Darn you, Hui!”
“♪ Yet, why do I still love you? ♪ get to work! Or I'll dock your pay.”