我在给你搭梯子
“I'm building a ladder for you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我在干嘛呢
“what am I doing?”
我在 给你 搭梯子
“I'm building a ladder for you.”
不扳倒马德荣 你我永远被踩在脚下
“If we don't take down Ma Derong, you and I will always be stepped on,”
“Stop questioning me; I am doing this so we can both rise up and defeat our oppressor.”
In Chinese politics and office dynamics, 'building a ladder' means either giving someone an opportunity to advance or providing a graceful retreat to save face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
build a ladder; provide a stepping stone or an exit strategy
Used metaphorically to describe creating an opportunity for someone to rise, or offering a face-saving way out of a predicament.