怕是要让总公司引火上身啊
“the HQ might be affected.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这样下去
“If this keeps up,”
怕是要 让总公司 引火上身 啊
“the HQ might be affected.”
明白了 李总 我马上安排一下法务部门
“Understood, Mr. Li. I'll instruct the legal department”
“We must stop this immediately before head office notices and comes down on us.”
In Chinese branch operations, avoiding backlash or reputational danger that reaches parent-company leadership ('总公司') is a paramount priority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I'm afraid that... / It looks like...
A colloquial hedging structure used to predict an undesirable or worrisome outcome.
to draw fire upon oneself; invite disaster
An idiomatic expression describing actions that unintentionally provoke severe trouble or retaliation.
Softens the warning while underscoring personal concern and urging attentiveness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let me see the Chairman! I'll complain to headquarters about you! Shut up.”
“otherwise, the company might fear I'm after their job.”
“I can't just ignore my company and...”
“the company wouldn't have allowed that.”
“this girl doesn't even like the general manager.”
“If so, he worries there's a problem with your factory.”