邵老 您说得很对 您不图名 不图利
“Mr. Shao, you are right. You don't want fame or benefits.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
邵老 您说 得很对 您 不图名 不图利
“Mr. Shao, you are right. You don't want fame or benefits.”
您当政那是因为您心里面 那你愿意福泽万民
“You're in politics because you don't care about the people. Then you're willing to bless the people.”
“You are a noble statesman above petty desires, unlike the rest of us.”
In Chinese administrative culture, attributing selfless virtue ('不图名,不图利') to superiors is a standard rhetorical strategy to show deference and maintain harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
seek no fame
A paired idiom component frequently combined with '不图利' to describe completely selfless motivation.
seek no profit
Used together with '不图名' to commend an individual's dedication to a cause without personal material interests.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Speaking of Mr. Shao, it reminds me.”
“it was really thanks to Mr. Shao's guidance.”
“Shao went to your workplace to find you?”
“I'm not arguing with you about this. Shao, go start the car. Did I argue? Did I?”
“That's why Master asks you to help prepare it.”
“Shao complained to me several times,”