在行政层为一个女服务员出头了
“stood up for a female attendant on the executive floor.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I've heard the famous Black Card Ji”
在行 政层为一个女 服务员 出头了
“stood up for a female attendant on the executive floor.”
都传到你那去了
“You even heard of that?”
“Why would such an elite VIP bother sticking his neck out for a regular waitress?”
A person of elite status sticking up for entry-level staff generates intense gossip in hierarchical Chinese workplaces, often suspected of being romantic intrigue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
executive floor / club lounge floor
Standard luxury hotel terminology for VIP floors.
to stick up for / stand up for someone
A strong colloquial phrase meaning to intervene and defend someone who is vulnerable.
Marks the completion of an event, presenting the dramatic incident as established news.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“what can a woman do as an official?”
“I've finally met you. Sir.”
“all of us on the executive floor believe in you.”
“A "beautiful secretary," huh?”
“Aren't you a waiter there?”
“she's the general manager's favorite.”