他事业怎么样我不知道
“I might not know how his career is going,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他事业 怎么样 我不知道
“I might not know how his career is going,”
但人品 一言难尽 基本的礼貌两字怎么写都不知道
“but his character leaves much to be desired. He doesn't even know basic courtesy.”
“Whatever professional achievements he may have, they can't make up for his terrible character.”
In Chinese culture, basic courtesy ('limao') and personal ethics often outweigh external financial or career status when evaluating whether someone is truly respectable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as for ..., I don't know
A common conversational contrastive device used to bracket off one positive/neutral aspect before delivering a sharp criticism.
hard to explain in a few words / complicated mess
A set idiom frequently used conversationally to euphemistically describe someone's deeply flawed behavior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“At least from what I've seen so far, she's been doing solid work.”
“He's doing really well now.”
“Depends what you're working on.”
“How is work lately? Is it going well?”
“But whether the business succeeds or not”
“How's work been lately?”