也耗了快半辈子了
“at the Purong Hotel.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我在浦荣饭店
“I've spent almost half my life”
也 耗了快半辈子 了
“at the Purong Hotel.”
“Even if I haven't made any contributions, I've worked hard.”
“I gave the best years of my life to this place, so you cannot just discard me now.”
In Chinese organizational culture, long-serving employees frequently invoke 'kulao' (toil/dedication) as a moral claim to face-saving and job security, even if their objective accomplishments ('gonglao') are debated.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wasted time; dragged on; consumed one's years
Expresses a feeling that time or vitality was slowly drained away without adequate payoff.
half a lifetime
Commonly used idiomatically to exaggerate long-term service, hardship, or enduring commitment.
Marks an ongoing completed duration, emphasizing the culmination of all those years up to the present moment.
