条款第八章第二百七十一条 不能铺张浪费
“Chapter 8, No. 271. No wasting.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
包场行不行
“What about booking the entire restaurant?”
条款第八章第二百七十一条 不能 铺张浪费
“Chapter 8, No. 271. No wasting.”
“You won't let me do anything! I just want to gather everyone for dinner!”
“You cannot book the entire venue because company policy strictly forbids this kind of waste.”
In Chinese organizational settings, quoting precise regulatory codes deflects personal animosity and provides an unchallengeable bureaucratic justification for refusal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
extravagance and waste
A common four-character idiom frequently used in Chinese workplaces to describe excessive spending or unnecessary consumption.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You make a bit of money, and you start wasting it.”
“You must be careful not to violate regulations." None of you knew about this?”
“wasting money and national resources?”
“Make sure you don't break the rules.”
“They're nothing but a waste.”
“I can't overspend or waste money.”