你怎么能在 公司的杂物间里睡觉呢
“how could you sleep in the storage room?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说你
“Look at you,”
你怎么能 在 公司的杂物间里睡觉 呢
“how could you sleep in the storage room?”
“If this got out, you are putting the company in a bad light.”
“You are causing a huge liability for our reputation; use some common sense.”
Chinese workplace culture places heavy emphasis on company reputation; actions that make the firm look abusive or disorderly to the outside world are strictly condemned.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how could you possibly (do something) in...
A critical rhetorical structure used to express shock or disapproval toward someone's inappropriate action.
utility room / storage room
Common noun referring to a room where miscellaneous supplies or junk are stored.
Softens the rhetorical question while underlining bewilderment and lingering dissatisfaction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There's a bed in my mom's room. Why sleep on the couch?”
“Don't discuss personal affairs in the office.”
“I went back to my room to rest. Is that not allowed?”
“Fei is sleeping in the private room upstairs.”
“You drove me to work and even let me sleep in your car all night.”
“They can't even afford to buy a bed. Why do you keep sulking”