还能不能在工位上工作
“I'll still be able to work at my cubicle.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这怎么救得了啊 我都不知道明天
“How can this even be saved? I don't even know if tomorrow”
还 能不能 在工位上工作
“I'll still be able to work at my cubicle.”
我也不知道党羽会不会受牵连 我知道不应该焦虑
“I don't know if Dang Yu will be dragged into this either. I know I shouldn't be anxious”
“I am terrified that our jobs are on the line and we could be fired tomorrow.”
In contemporary Chinese corporate slang, the 'gongwei' (cubicle/desk) symbolizes basic job security; fearing you won't be at your desk tomorrow is shorthand for impending layoffs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
whether or not (someone) can still
A colloquial question frame used to doubt the possibility of continuing an action or status.
at one's desk / workstation
Widely used in modern Chinese white-collar culture to refer to one's cubicle or assigned office space.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't delay your own work.”
“You have a job, but you don't work properly.”
“No drinking during work hours. No unauthorized absence from post.”
“But I think it's just my job. I can't let the conversation drop.”