让他老人家 出面帮我化解一下
“I wonder if he could give me a hand.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I've done a lot for Mayor Zhao,”
让他老 人家 出面 帮我化解一下
“I wonder if he could give me a hand.”
高总啊 给京海做贡献的人 可不止你一个
“Mr. Gao, you're not the only one who have contributed to Jinghai.”
“I've served faithfully; now tell the big boss he has to step in and save my skin.”
In Chinese business and politics, leveraging the authority of an elder patron (老人家) is a standard mechanism to mediate insurmountable conflicts and suppress legal or bureaucratic threats.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
venerable elder; senior figure
An honorific used to refer politely to respected elders or high-ranking veteran leaders.
to step forward; to intervene personally
Often used when someone with status or authority is needed to resolve a dispute.
to resolve; to defuse
Commonly paired with conflicts, crises, or hostility.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and he asked me to pass along one more thing:”
“Before he passed away,”
“He makes big money—”
“the old man got the itch to do it again but was too ashamed to show his face,”
“and tell him”
“Let's not torture the old man.”