办公室里 不许谈私事
“Don't discuss personal affairs in the office.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I want to take Fei Ni home for lunch this weekend.”
办公室里 不许谈私事
“Don't discuss personal affairs in the office.”
你同意吗
“Is it a yes or a no?”
“Do not bring your private life and relationship questions to me while we are at work.”
While interpersonal networks are vital in China, professional protocol or personal evasiveness often leans heavily on the formal principle of strictly separating private life from office duties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
discuss personal matters / talk about private affairs
Frequently used in professional settings to delineate proper workplace etiquette from inappropriate personal topics.
not allowed / forbidden
A firm prohibitive command typically used by authority figures or peers invoking strict collective rules.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What can't you say in front of everyone?”
“let alone colleagues in the same office, who share neither kinship nor ties.”
“Don't chat idly during work hours.”