凭咱冯董 和汪市长的关系 一个副市长
“With Mr. Feng's relationship with Mayor Wang, why are you”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
副市长
“Vice Mayor Lin?”
凭咱冯董 和汪市长的关系 一个副市长
“With Mr. Feng's relationship with Mayor Wang, why are you”
“afraid of him, a Vice Mayor? If you two keep bickering,”
“We have the top guy on our side, so don't be scared of a subordinate official.”
In Chinese business culture, informal networks and high-level political patronage (靠山) often trump formal institutional hierarchy and administrative authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
relying on; based on
Used to indicate the justification, authority, or power source backing an assertion.
our; we (inclusive)
A colloquial northern pronoun that builds instant solidarity between the speaker and the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It seems that you still don't know me,”
“Why go through all this trouble? Mr. Feng asked me to tell you”
“Mr. Feng, just say what you want. Stop beating around the bush.”
“Look at Mr. Wang now. He's out of my league.”
“Didn't you hear what Mayor Wang said at the meeting just now?”
“Feng, you mustn't spout such nonsense.”