替赵市长鞍前马后 也做了不少工作
“I've done a lot for Mayor Zhao,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他最近呀 盯我盯得很紧 能不能看在我这些年
“He's been keeping an eye on me recently. For the sake of that”
替赵市长 鞍前马后 也做了不少 工作
“I've done a lot for Mayor Zhao,”
“I wonder if he could give me a hand.”
“I did all the dirty work for the boss, so he owes me a favor and needs to save my skin.”
In factional politics and relational networks (guanxi), faithful service and 'running errands' (鞍前马后) create a moral debt obligating the patron to shield the client in crises.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to serve diligently; to attend faithfully in front of the saddle and behind the horse
Idiomatic expression describing loyal, exhausting service as a faithful follower.
put in substantial effort; done a lot of work
A frequent bureaucratic/workplace euphemism to highlight one's contributions or loyalty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Weren't you promoted by Mayor Zhao?”
“Mayor Zhao applied for its approval in person. That took a long time,”
“Why does Mayor Zhao pay extra attention to him?”
“He's been making up a lot of negative materials about Mayor Zhao recently and sent them to the Provincial Commission of Discipline Inspection”
“I can't do it. Mr. Zhao, I'll resign too.”
“How could you achieve all this without Mayor Zhao?”