我是不在这儿坐班
“I don't have a desk job here.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你怎么不知道她的事
“How could you not know about her?”
我是 不在这儿 坐班
“I don't have a desk job here.”
这跟我没关系
“This has nothing to do with me.”
“Don't blame me, I barely spend time in this office anyway.”
In Chinese workplace culture, 'zuoban' refers to being physically present in the office during official hours, which traditionally implies keeping up with office grapevine and internal affairs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to work regular on-site office hours
Commonly used in China to describe holding a desk job with fixed office presence as opposed to flexible or field work.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“They have no life outside of work. Why would I join them?”
“But I'm stuck at work. I can't get away.”
“♪ Like a gentle stream ♪ This isn't part of my job.”
“He doesn't even work outdoors.”
“without any days off all year round,”
“I'm used to working nights. So I'd like to work from home.”
“You just quit it?”
“This job doesn't require me to be on-site.”