我们过去给他敬个酒吧 等一下等一下 白德瑞
“Let's go toast him. Hold on, Barry.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
隔壁有我跟你说过的 中国区最大的经销商沈默
“Over there is Shen Mo, as I mentioned, GST China's largest distributor.”
我们 过去 给他 敬个酒 吧 等一下 等一下 白德瑞
“Let's go toast him. Hold on, Barry.”
虽然他势力很大但是 我们是品牌方
“He's very influential, but we're the brand.”
“Let's go curry favor with him—actually, hold on, we shouldn't lower our status so hastily.”
In Chinese business dining, who walks over to toast whom is a strict indicator of power dynamics. Approaching someone first to offer a toast places them in the superior position.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to propose a toast; to offer a drink out of respect
Essential vocabulary for Chinese banquets; used when approaching someone to clink glasses to show respect.
wait a moment; hold on
Used frequently in spoken Chinese to interrupt an action or ask someone to pause.
Used at the end of an imperative sentence to make a suggestion ('Let's...') and invite the listener's agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Or invite Barry for another meal”
“Barry. Barry. I'm so terribly sorry. Are you okay?”
“But actually, I've deeply offended Barry. Yeah.”
“I'll try to set up a meeting for you with Barry.”
“Well, Barry hasn't shown me clear favoritism.”
“he would've confronted Barry head-on long ago.”