我们不是没有处理呀
“It's not that we didn't handle it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“show him the list of fired employees.”
我们 不是没有 处理 呀
“It's not that we didn't handle it.”
老鼠已经逮到了呀
“The rats have been caught.”
“Stop treating us like we sat on our hands; we already handled the problem!”
In Chinese business environments, proving that immediate corrective action was taken is crucial to avoid loss of reputation and managerial penalties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is not that there isn't; it is not that we haven't
A double negative construction used to correct a false impression or rebut an accusation of total inaction.
Softens the rhetorical rebuttal slightly while highlighting an exasperated appeal to fairness.