这事我做不了主 得向领导反映
“I can't make the decision. I have to report it to the leader.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这孩子小 赶紧给放了
“The kid is still young. Let him go.”
这事我 做不了主 得 向领导反映
“I can't make the decision. I have to report it to the leader.”
哪个领导啊
“Which leader?”
“Do not pressure me; I cannot help you even if I wanted to.”
In Chinese institutional culture, lower-level staff routinely cite organizational hierarchy to avoid personal liability and resist informal lobbying.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to make the final decision / not authorized to decide
A very common spoken formula used to evade responsibility or decline requests politely.
report to leadership / refer to higher-ups
Standard workplace and bureaucratic phrase used to pass an issue upward.