晕船 肯定是晕船 书记的酒量 你们是见识过的
“Definitely seasickness. You know how much Mr. Zheng drinks.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Is this seasickness or drunkenness? Seasickness.”
晕船 肯定是 晕船 书记的酒量 你们是 见识过 的
“Definitely seasickness. You know how much Mr. Zheng drinks.”
是是是 是 书记刚才的意思是说啊 就是我们这个
“Yeah. Mr. Zheng meant to say that our printing machines are the latest model.”
“Do not dare say he is drunk; pretend it is seasickness so our boss does not lose face.”
In Chinese bureaucratic and business dining culture, subordinates are expected to protect a superior's dignity by providing polite alibis when they overindulge.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
alcohol tolerance / capacity for drinking
A frequent metric evaluated during Chinese business dinners and social drinking banquets.
to have experienced or witnessed firsthand
Used to remind listeners of established facts or abilities based on shared past experience.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Is this seasickness or drunkenness? Seasickness.”
“You get seasick anyway.”
“The waves were big this morning, and he got seasick.”
“Even those who never get carsick can't handle this ride.”
“Why didn't you tell me you get motion sickness earlier?”
“So, you fainted. But it's nothing serious.”