裴总 您平时也这么帮员工按电梯啊
“Mr. Pei. Do you usually press the elevator button for your employees too?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
裴总 这会议室几楼啊
“Mr. Pei, which floor is the meeting room on?”
裴总 您平时也这么 帮员工按电梯啊
“Mr. Pei. Do you usually press the elevator button for your employees too?”
那倒不是 只有胡小姐例外 反正已经不是第一次了
“Not really. Ms. Hu is the only exception. It's not the first time anyway.”
“You're giving me special treatment that normal employees don't get, aren't you?”
High-ranking executives in Chinese corporate culture rarely perform service gestures like holding elevators for subordinates unless there is an unspoken personal or romantic interest.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
press the elevator button
Everyday functional collocation used in office buildings and residential complexes.
usually do (something) like this too
Useful pattern to question whether an unusual behavior is customary or an exception.
Softens the question, converting a potentially intrusive inquiry into a lighthearted and conversational tease.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Pei, you're really thoughtful about these things.”
“Mr. Pei is so nice to us. He even arranged accommodations for us.”
“It's rare for you to wait for someone, Mr. Pei.”
“Mr. Pei, you don't need to go to such trouble, picking me up and dropping me off.”
“Mr. Pei.”
“Mr. Pei.”