你就这么走了 一点不给高校长面子
“You just walked away! This is very embarrassing for Mr. Gao!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“let's give her some more time. Let's continue.”
你 就这么走了 一点不给高校长 面子
“You just walked away! This is very embarrassing for Mr. Gao!”
人家可是一直帮你的啊
“He's been helping you all along.”
“You are making a terrible mistake offending someone who has power and has helped you.”
Disregarding a superior's dignity in public undermines their authority and can severely jeopardize personal relations and career prospects in Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just walked away like that
Used to express surprise or mild disapproval at someone leaving abruptly or without proper closure.
give face; show due respect
A vital social collocation used when talking about honoring someone's status or reputation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Fine. Then thank you, Mr. Gao. We're leaving. Hold on.”
“Where's Mr. Gao? I kicked him out. What?”
“I'm leaving. Go ahead. Thanks, Mr. Liu.”
“that the school didn't say they wanted me to leave?”
“Ms. Yan, I'll be going now too.”
“I have to go. I have already explained to my mentor.”