可您上次亲口答应我的
“But you already promised me last time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是分给了别人 是要等下一批
“it's not that I've allocated your unit to someone else. You just have to wait for the next batch.”
可您 上次 亲口答应 我的
“But you already promised me last time.”
要不我现在把高主任找过来
“Why don't we discuss this with Mr. Gao, then?”
“You gave me your personal word, so you cannot just brush me off now.”
In Chinese administrative environments, a leader's verbal promise carries significant moral weight, yet subordinates face severe social friction when directly holding superiors accountable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
personally promised / promised verbally with one's own mouth
Use when emphasizing that an agreement was explicitly confirmed directly by the person in charge.
Emphasizes the established reality and certainty of the past event.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you promised the delivery of the product”
“You swore to us solemnly”
“Just the other day, you told me yourself”