要是说你先动手的 说不定就把你给开了
“But if he knew you started it, he might have fired you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The boss likes me. If I say I started it, he won't do anything to me.”
要是 说你 先动手 的 说不定 就 把你给开了
“But if he knew you started it, he might have fired you.”
还是你聪明
“You're so smart.”
“Don't be naive; the boss's favor won't protect you if you admit you threw the first punch.”
In Chinese corporate culture, physical violence crosses a definitive organizational boundary that even personal favoritism (Guanxi) rarely protects.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to strike first / to make the first move physically
Crucial idiom in conflict situations to distinguish between the initiator and the self-defender.
perhaps / possibly
Used to introduce an undesirable or uncertain possibility to soften a blunt warning.
to get fired / terminated
A colloquial northern spoken expression equivalent to getting sacked from a job.
Indicates the potential completed result of being terminated.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If we strike first,”
“The one who started it was wrong anyway.”
“Why did you say you started it?”
“[Police Office Operating Procedures] They started it. No matter who threw the first punch,”
“If you want to do it, do it now.”
“if you move first,”