你现在也当上庭长了
“You might've been a Chief Judge by now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说不定
“who knows?”
你现在 也 当上 庭长 了
“You might've been a Chief Judge by now.”
这样吧
“Tell you what.”
“You have real influence now, so you should be able to help handle this.”
Mentioning someone's newly acquired administrative rank is a customary conversational tactic to flatter them while subtly obligating them to act with benevolence or flexibility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to assume the position of / to become
Used when someone successfully attains an official post, title, or leadership role.
Signifies the new status or achievement of becoming presiding judge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you're not the Village Chief later...”
“My court hearing ended a little later than expected.”
“You think being a Deputy Chief Judge is easy?”
“resigned as Deputy Chief Judge because of Tong.”
“But if it's you, that's a different story.”
“it is time for you to return to the legal field.”