想不到这董越真的就辞职了 他才干了几天啊
“I can't believe Dong Yue resigned. He was only in that position for a few days.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
现在需要好好休息
“You need to rest properly.”
想不到 这董 越 真的 就 辞职了 他才 干了 几天啊
“I can't believe Dong Yue resigned. He was only in that position for a few days.”
一个礼拜都没有吧
“Less than a week, I guess.”
“I cannot believe he quit so quickly without even trying.”
Quitting within a few days is often perceived in Chinese workplaces as lacking grit or professionalism, quickly becoming a hot topic of office watercooler gossip.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unexpectedly; who would have thought
Commonly placed at the beginning of a clause to express surprise at an unexpected outcome.
barely worked for a few days
A rhetorical way to emphasize how brief someone's work tenure has been.
Softens the rhetorical question while adding a sense of exclamation and incredulity.
Marks the change of state indicating the resignation has materialized.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Dong Yue, you're really no fun.”
“Dong Yue must know too. So what?”
“that Ms. Zhao is having an affair with Dong Yue.”
“You said the same to Dong Yue? Yeah. That's what I told him.”
“And I think Dong Yue's a good person. He won't do that.”
“When did you get together with Dong Yue? How come I didn't know about it?”