可是万院长也没跟咱们说呀
“But President Wan didn't even tell us.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
哎呀你继续往下压呀
“Hey, keep pressing down like that.”
可是万院长也没跟咱们说呀
“But President Wan didn't even tell us.”
我就说嘛
“I told you so.”
“Do not blame us, nobody gave us the green light.”
In Chinese institutional culture, acting without explicit instruction from leadership is risky, making the absence of top-down directives a legitimate defense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
but / however
Used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce an objection or hesitation.
didn't tell us either
A spoken phrase used to highlight an information gap or lack of authorization.
Softens the objection while emphasizing the speaker's perplexity and defensiveness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't he call us?”
“Has Section Chief Zhan mentioned our station's situation to you beforehand?”