那可比出外勤舒服多了
“It's much easier than field duty.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“how's work in the new department?”
那 可比 出外勤 舒服多了
“It's much easier than field duty.”
我打算抽空呢
“I'm thinking of writing”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese public institutions and companies, desk/office duty (内勤) is traditionally seen as stable and physically easy, while field duty (外勤) carries hardship and unpredictability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to do field work; to work on assignment away from the office
Commonly used in professional and bureaucratic contexts to describe tasks that require leaving the headquarters.
far more ... than ...
An emphatic comparative construction used in spoken Chinese to stress a significant contrast.
Marks an intensified change of degree in combination with 多 (duo).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Some people love to be on patrol duty.”
“Many of our female field agents in the Bureau”
“Don't worry. Supporting field officers is part of our job.”
“Do you want to go out to work the case?”
“Be her support off the field.”
“is way more than my other jobs.”