那我们也只好做她的后盾了
“we can only support her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但她都挺过来了 现在她执意想留在腾达
“but she survived. Now that she insists on working in Tengda,”
那我们也 只好 做她的后盾 了
“we can only support her.”
裴总 你不知道 我们说什么她都不会听的
“Mr. Pei, you may not know this. She doesn't listen to anything we say.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A good Chinese leader is culturally expected to protect and back up subordinates when they face adversity or demonstrate loyalty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have no choice but to / can only
Used before a verb to indicate that an action is taken reluctantly or as the only viable option remaining.
to serve as someone's backing / to back someone up
A metaphorical idiom used to express providing strong organizational, emotional, or financial support.
Indicates a new decision or change of state regarding their course of action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let them be our supporting cast.”
“And I told you, we are just a shield.”
“we'll be working side by side from now on.”