只是他们采取的方式 让我很被动
“But the way they did it caught me off guard.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也不能那么说
“Not really.”
只是他们采取的方式 让我 很被动
“But the way they did it caught me off guard.”
你应该告诉他们
“You should tell them”
“I'm not the problem here—their handling of the situation completely tied my hands.”
Describing oneself as 'passive' (被动) allows Chinese professionals to admit complications without acknowledging personal failure or incompetence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the approach/method adopted
A formal collocation common in professional discussions to objectively refer to someone's strategy or action plan.
in a passive/disadvantaged position
Crucial idiom in spoken Chinese used whenever external circumstances force someone into an awkward corner with limited choices.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why are we in such a passive position?”
“I only led them there.”
“What you did stopped them from crossing the line.”
“we wouldn't be so passive now, right? Can we stop arguing about what's already happened?”
“We are really in a passive position now.”
“We're in a tough spot right now.”