今天本来我想跟公司摊牌的
“I planned to come clean with the company today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你怎么了
“What's wrong?”
今天 本来我想 跟公司 摊牌 的
“I planned to come clean with the company today.”
“But Wang Hao took the blame for me.”
“I was prepared to accept whatever consequences came my way, but things didn't go as planned.”
In Chinese organizational culture where harmony and indirectness are prized, choosing to 'show one's hand' is a drastic, last-resort measure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lay one's cards on the table; show one's hand; confront directly
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe resolving hidden tensions by being completely candid.
originally I wanted to; I had intended to
A standard storytelling preface indicating that the actual outcome diverged from the initial plan.
Placed at the end of the sentence to emphasize the speaker's past intention and commitment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You were clearly worried about the company, yet you said”
“I'll go back and discuss it with the company.”
“I think my ideologies are different from the company”
“You promised to go to the office today.”
“I got you into their company just to let you collect a paycheck”
“I knew the company would be furious. That's why I resigned.”