你为公司蹲了三年大狱
“You spent three years in jail for the company.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我知道你在想什么
“I know what you're thinking.”
你为公司蹲了三年大狱
“You spent three years in jail for the company.”
我肯定会补偿你
“I will make it up to you.”
“I know the massive sacrifice you made for us, and I will make sure you are taken care of.”
In Chinese business underworld or high-stakes corporate contexts, subordinates taking legal blame for superiors creates a profound moral debt (renqing) that must be heavily repaid.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to serve time in prison; to do hard time
A colloquial and vivid spoken expression meaning to serve a prison sentence, often used when emphasizing hardship or duration.
for the sake of the company; on behalf of the company
Commonly used in professional settings to frame an action as an act of corporate loyalty or sacrifice.
Marks the completion of the three-year prison sentence in the past.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He went to your office and chewed you out?”
“The company I've loyally served for ten years”
“If they work for a company like that for a long time, they'll start to doubt”
“You will be thrown into prison”
“couldn't work for the same company and be tied up like that.”
“Don't forget he imprisoned you for all those years.”