我说我从来没有指望过 下面人的感激 怎么可能
“(I said I never expected gratitude from those below me.) (How is that possible?)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
其实刚才我撒了谎
“(Actually, I lied.)”
我说 我 从来没有 指望 过 下面人的 感激 怎么可能
“(I said I never expected gratitude from those below me.) (How is that possible?)”
我当然是有那么一点指望的
“(Of course, I expected for it a little.)”
“I pretended not to care about their gratitude earlier, but of course I actually do.”
In Chinese managerial hierarchy, leaders often project an image of selfless impartiality, even though interpersonal gratitude and emotional reciprocity remain deeply valued.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to count on; to expect
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to express realistic or unrealistic expectations from others.
subordinates; staff under one's management
A colloquial workplace term used by managers to refer to rank-and-file workers or subordinates.
how could that be possible
A rhetorical phrase used to dismiss an assertion as entirely unrealistic.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I haven't had a chance to thank you yet.”
“I'd be much too grateful. I didn't say that.”
“give you hope in the end?”