还得叫廖董事长 您找我肯定是为了
“It has to be Chairman Liao. I'm sure you asked me here because of Shanlifang's IPO.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那不行
“I can't do that.”
还得 叫廖 董事长 您 找我 肯定是为了
“It has to be Chairman Liao. I'm sure you asked me here because of Shanlifang's IPO.”
“I'm sure you asked me here because of Shanlifang's IPO. Since we're discussing business,”
“Let's keep things strictly professional and focus only on business.”
Using official managerial titles such as Chairman reinforces professional respect and enforces formal social distance in Chinese corporate culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still ought to / still must
Use this pattern to emphasize that a certain rule, custom, or standard of formality should still be adhered to.
definitely for the sake of / must be about
Use to express strong deductive certainty regarding the purpose behind someone's actions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I have an urgent matter today, and I'd like to speak with Ms. Liao in person.”
“Chairman Liao, hello.”
“You know what Mr. Liao is like.”
“I believe Ms. Liao will truly see your worth.”
“Thank you for your trust, Ms. Liao.”
“Now, I finally have the chance. You're too kind, Ms. Liao.”