像您这样的行业老前辈 干了这么多年
“Don't you think a veteran like you”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“to squeeze us out? By the way, the start is the hardest.”
像您这样的 行业老前辈 干了 这么多年
“Don't you think a veteran like you”
“should be mentoring the newcomers?”
“You are too established to stoop so low as to bully us newcomers.”
In Chinese professional ethics, calling someone an 'elder' grants them high face but simultaneously binds them to the traditional duty of protecting and mentoring juniors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
senior; veteran; elder in the field
A highly respectful honorific used to address or refer to experienced practitioners in an industry.
having worked for so many years
A casual spoken phrase emphasizing duration and experience in an occupation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've been in this business for years. My success rate is high.”
“You've been in this industry a long time.”
“We've been in this for so many years.”