本来想着 初六领导们上班 就来拜年的
“I was going to come by after the holiday.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
本来想着 初六 领导 们上班 就来 拜年 的
“I was going to come by after the holiday.”
“Didn't expect you to start early. Fang,”
“I wanted to be respectful and show up right when leadership resumed duty, not be caught off guard.”
In Chinese work culture, paying a New Year visit (拜年) to leaders when work resumes is an important ritual of respect, loyalty, and guanxi maintenance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally thought / had planned to
Introduces an original plan or intention that was subsequently altered or contradicted by circumstances.
to pay a New Year visit / extend holiday greetings
Essential cultural expression for visiting family, friends, or superiors during Spring Festival.
Reinforces assertion of the speaker's original intent or stance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm here to wish you a Happy New Year!”
“I've always wanted to visit you and report my work.”
“Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Ji Lin, look at this mess.”
“I'll head to a meeting. Call you later. Bye.”
“I have to hang up. Someone comes to my studio. Bye bye.”
“and prayed. Maybe then, we wouldn't have had such bad luck.”