我们做的这点工作 都不算什么
“what we've done is nothing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
和她的贡献比起来
“Compared to her contributions,”
我们做 的 这点 工作 都 不算什么
“what we've done is nothing.”
漂亮话 在这儿说没有用 有本事上北京说去
“It's pointless to say those compliments here. Go say them in Beijing if you can.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, directly accepting praise or claiming credit is often seen as boastful; deflecting praise by minimizing one's own efforts is standard polite etiquette.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
counts for nothing / is not worth mentioning
A common humble set phrase used to deflect praise or downplay one's own efforts or hardships.
this small bit of work
Using '这点' (this little bit of) is a self-effacing way to minimize one's own achievements.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the work we do is nothing.”
“I want to do more for our department. Stop it.”
“Those things are nothing to me.”