有老大你呢 怎么轮也轮不到我吧
“We have you, Boss. It wouldn't be my turn anyway.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你要给她找份工作
“Are you going to find her a job?”
有 老大 你呢 怎么轮也轮不到我 吧
“We have you, Boss. It wouldn't be my turn anyway.”
好 不说了
“Alright, let's drop it.”
“I do not want this hassle; you are the boss, so deal with it yourself.”
Lower-ranking members in Chinese social circles often use praise and deference to superiors as an artful tactic to evade burdensome requests without causing conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not one's turn / out of one's league or jurisdiction
Commonly used to humbly decline responsibility or acknowledge someone else's higher authority.
no matter how / in no way
Used to emphasize impossibility or strong improbability regardless of circumstances.
Highlights the ongoing precondition of having the boss present.
Softens the rhetorical question into a tentative, face-saving suggestion.
