上面各路神仙 打招呼的 那递条子的
“There are people from every side above us, making calls and sending notes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We're only taking 30. That's one in a hundred.”
上面 各路神仙 打招呼 的 那递条子的
“There are people from every side above us, making calls and sending notes.”
“There aren't enough spots. Zhu, you can't do me this small favor?”
“My hands are tied because high-ranking superiors have already called in favors.”
Refers to the practice of influential leaders writing informal slips of paper to lower officials to bypass merit-based rules and secure favors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
putting in a word or pulling strings
Beyond saying hello, in official contexts this refers to informal interventions by superiors to solicit favors.
passing informal handwritten notes requesting favors
A historical and cultural phrase denoting backdoor bureaucratic interference to secure privileges.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Go tend to the guests. They'll all pay. Okay. I'm on it right away.”
“who have offended them before and beat them up.”
“I'll reach out to my friends in the province.”
“It's a new year. You could at least say hi.”
“Pull some strings? What strings? We have the advantage here.”