不就相当于驳了 董事长的面子吗
“won't that be like undermining the chairman's authority?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你如果让他现在 撤销律师函的话
“If you make him withdraw the lawyer's letter now,”
不就 相当于驳了 董事长 的 面子 吗
“won't that be like undermining the chairman's authority?”
还有啊
“Also,”
“Don't do it unless you want to destroy your standing with the boss.”
In Chinese business culture, publicly contradicting or undermining a superior causes them to 'lose face' (丢面子), which can be disastrous for interpersonal rapport and professional standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
equivalent to; amounting to
Useful for drawing parallels or explaining the indirect consequences of an action.
to humiliate someone; to cause someone to lose face
A common idiom describing an action that openly disrespects or denies dignity to someone, especially a superior.
Forms a rhetorical question that strongly reinforces the speaker's viewpoint rather than asking for genuine information.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I won't embarrass you this time.”
“of this month, can you present something to the board?”
“slighting Lord Yan would be a minor matter—”
“No can do. I'm sorry. Please, Boss.”
“You'd better tell us”
“I think Ms. Lin was just trying to save your face.”