还是那破门脸 也不知道拾掇拾掇
“The same shabby storefront. Fix it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Lin Zhanqiao. After you. How are you still in this dump?”
还是 那 破门脸 也不知道 拾掇拾掇
“The same shabby storefront. Fix it.”
我们要是合作了 第一任务
“If we work together, my first task”
“You really need to upgrade this place if you want to work with someone like me.”
A business's storefront or 'menmian' represents dignity and commercial credibility; neglecting it suggests lack of ambition or sloppy management.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
shabby storefront / run-down entrance
A colloquial northern Chinese term used to deprecate a business facade or entrance.
to tidy up / to neaten
A colloquial northern dialect expression meaning to clean, organize, or spruce something up.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“a small-time attorney from a run-down little law firm”
“Can you have some shame? Look, you can still smile.”
“[Integrity, Prudence, Diligence, Harmony] That was a slap in the face! Slapping me time and time again!”
“the company's shareholders.”
“She has completely lost face.”
“Do her makeup and dress her up. She'll look younger.”