跟筑翎的合作 也是今天酒会前才定的
“The cooperation with Zhuling was only finalized right before today's banquet.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“that Mr. Xiao had already made the decision.”
跟筑翎的 合作 也是 今天 酒会前 才定的
“The cooperation with Zhuling was only finalized right before today's banquet.”
宇总跟我说的时候
“I was also surprised”
“You're wrong that he decided way in advance; it actually came together at the very last minute.”
In Chinese business environments, knowing the exact timing and background of leadership decisions confers credibility and insider status among peers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only just settled / finalized at the last minute
Combines the adverb of lateness '才' with the verb '定' (to decide/finalize), emphasizing how late an action occurred.
Used in the 'shi...de' construction to place emphasis on the specific time of the occurrence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm assigning you to coordinate with Zhuling. Later,”
“Have you ever been involved in Forma's operations, even just as a figurehead”
“that you would actually cooperate with Zhuling.”
“♪ Oh, special night ♪ I'm very happy you agreed to cooperate with Zhuling.”
“Not at all. Being Forma's partner is quite nice too.”
“After competing with Zhuling for so many years, we're not necessarily at a disadvantage.”