按理来说 我应该叫你一声高老师
“By rights, I should call you 'teacher.'”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Today, you've given me another vivid lesson in marketing.”
按理来说 我 应该叫你 一声高老师
“By rights, I should call you 'teacher.'”
可就算是我的老师
“But even if you are my teacher,”
“I might nominally respect your seniority, but you crossed the line and I am not backing down.”
Using professional honorifics like 'Teacher' (老师) in Chinese can be used ironically to give face outwardly before delivering a severe reprimand.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
normally speaking; according to reason or convention
Commonly used to set up a conventional rule or norm before introducing an exception or counterargument.
address you as; call you
A colloquial phrasing used when offering a title or respectful term of address.