第一反应肯定是觉得我疯了
“I've lost my mind once they hear it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那我估计那些老板们听到这个
“I bet those higher-ups will think”
第一反应 肯定是 觉得我疯了
“I've lost my mind once they hear it.”
我虽然是销售部的 但是我是管促销的
“I'm in the sales department, but I manage promotions.”
“I know this sounds completely absurd on the surface, but hear me out.”
In Chinese business culture, preemptively admitting how radical or eccentric an idea might seem softens potential criticism from peers or superiors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
first reaction; gut response
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe an immediate, instinctive reaction to news or an idea.
think I'm crazy
A colloquial hyperbolic idiom used to acknowledge that one's thoughts or plans deviate sharply from convention.
Indicates a change of state, signifying that the bosses would view the speaker as having suddenly lost their mind.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Do you think I've lost my mind?”
“It was pure instinct. I was as stunned as everyone else.”
“so you don't think I'm crazy”
“Seriously pissed off.”
“How could I have no reaction?”
“That reaction had me thinking he truly fled in fear of guilt.”