那市场营销一时半会也进不来
“and she couldn't get into the Marketing Department anytime soon,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我看她挺着急的
“She seemed very anxious,”
那 市场营销 一时半会 也进不来
“and she couldn't get into the Marketing Department anytime soon,”
我就给她想了个办法
“so I thought of a way for her.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Taking a lower-tier or indirect position to enter an organization before transferring internally is a common pragmatic strategy in competitive Chinese job markets.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in a short while; for the time being
Used in negative sentences to indicate that something cannot be accomplished quickly.
marketing
Standard corporate term for marketing divisions or roles.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Congratulations, Mr. Meng. Doing so well after joining the market.”
“"He hasn't worked here yet." "You can't make him work overtime already."”
“Business isn't that easy.”
“If we don't get in now, it'll be too late.”
“Why aren't you going in? What are you doing here? I need a favor from you.”
“I doubt it'll be that easy.”