今儿我们就不谈工作 咱们哥儿俩
“Let's not talk about work today. Just the two of us brothers,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'll arrange a meeting later with Director Pan from the bank.”
今儿 我们就不谈 工作 咱们 哥儿俩
“Let's not talk about work today. Just the two of us brothers,”
一醉方休 行 来来来 来来来 喝 干一杯 来
“let's drink till we drop. Alright! Come on, cheers! Come on, drink! Cheers! Come on!”
“Forget the formalities for now; let us drink like brothers so we can trust each other.”
In Chinese business culture, setting aside work talk at the dinner table creates informal closeness ('brotherhood') which paradoxically facilitates future commercial cooperation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
set work aside / not talk about business
Commonly said at social dinners or banquets to ease tension and switch to informal bonding.
the two of us brothers / two pals
A northern Chinese colloquialism used between male friends or associates to emphasize close camaraderie.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let's not talk about work while we eat.”
“We're not buddies right now. What?”
“I didn't expect we would meet in this way.”
“No matter what, we are colleagues.”
“If everyone could come to visit here, we couldn't get any work done.”