都不要试图拿公事跟我进行交易
“to trade work matters with me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
任何时候
“never try”
都 不要试图 拿 公事 跟 我 进行交易
“to trade work matters with me.”
这怎么能是交易呢
“How is that a trade?”
“Back off immediately; your attempt to bargain with company business crosses my bottom line.”
Maintaining ethical distinction between official duties (gong) and personal interests (si) is a paramount moral boundary in Chinese professional culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
attempt to / try to
A formal verb often used when warning someone against an unacceptable action or scheme.
conduct a transaction / make a deal
Here used pejoratively to frame the other party's proposal as improper bargaining or corruption.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Otherwise, there's no deal left to talk about.”
“I don't agree to trade with you”
“we're not allowed to talk about this in private.”
“But it's not an abuse of power.”
“I can't let some outsiders take over.”
“I'll make sure you stay out of it. Is that okay?”