签下自己的名字
“sign his own name.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在这样的文件上
“on such a document”
签下自己的名字
“sign his own name.”
“He did not want to bear such responsibility.”
“Putting your name on this means taking full personal blame if things go wrong.”
In Chinese institutional culture, affixing one's personal signature carries immense personal responsibility and potential legal liability, making individuals extremely cautious.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to sign down / to affix a signature
A resultative complement structure indicating the completion and binding nature of signing a document.
one's own name
Emphasizes personal identity and direct personal responsibility.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You dare not use your own name.”
“I just borrowed the name”
“I just borrowed its name”
“I didn't think she would name it after herself.”
“and become who you are meant to be.”
“change my name and identity.”