我为什么要当销售总监来着
“(why did I want to be Sales Director again?)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可是争了这么久
“(But after all this time,)”
我 为什么要 当销售总监 来着
“(why did I want to be Sales Director again?)”
“I heard you want to be Sales Director.”
“I've fought so hard for this promotion that I've completely lost sight of why it even mattered to me.”
Fierce internal competition for limited management spots often leads Chinese professionals to experience sudden existential burnout, questioning the meaning of their career climb.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why want to / why have to
Used to question the motive or necessity behind an action or goal.
what was it again? / by the way
Added to the end of a question when trying to recall something forgotten, or rhetorically to show mental fatigue.
Marks an attempt to recall past intentions, giving the rhetorical question a weary, self-deprecating tone.
