你说的话 我不会转告给汪先生
“What you said, I will not pass on to Mr. Wang.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我今天是尽心了
“I have done my best today.”
你说的 话 我不会 转告 给汪先生
“What you said, I will not pass on to Mr. Wang.”
但是你的态度
“But your attitude,”
“I'll let your harsh words slide, but don't think you're off the hook for your attitude.”
In Chinese organizational culture, go-betweens often filter harsh words to preserve harmony and protect face, while still enforcing obedience to the leader's authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pass on a message to; to relay to
Used in both casual and formal settings when acting as an intermediary passing information to a third party.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If this ever gets out... This must never get out!”
“What if it gets back to Chief Wang? Then what? It'll affect his career.”
“I will report exactly to Mr. Zhou.”
“Please tell him”
“But Mr. Wang chooses to turn a blind eye.”
“Professor Wang asked me to pass on a message”