年终奖是之前的领导 亲口答应的
“The bonus was promised by the last director.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
赶紧回去吧
“Go back.”
年终奖是之前的 领导 亲口答应 的
“The bonus was promised by the last director.”
“It's not coming out of your pocket. Why are you holding onto it so tight?”
“You have no right to withhold money that was already officially promised to me.”
When leadership shifts in Chinese organizations, prior verbal agreements (kou-tou cheng-nuo) often become points of conflict if they were not formally documented.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to promise personally or verbally with one's own mouth
Emphasizes that a commitment was explicitly and directly confirmed by a person in charge.
year-end bonus
The standard Chinese term for the bonus distributed at the end of the fiscal year.
Emphasizes the established fact and reality of the leader's direct promise.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My year-end bonus this year”
“All for that bonus.”
“Never gotten a year-end bonus. Yeah, I'm all for it.”
“I've worked for years and I still don't know. I've never even seen a bonus.”
“Where are you getting the commission to give him? True.”
“I've been paid my full salary and bonuses. I can't accept this.”