你要不要跟德生大哥 商量一下 跟他有什么关系啊
“you should talk to Desheng? How is he involved?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你冷静一下 我跟你讲 这个事情
“Calm down. Listen. Maybe”
你 要不要 跟德生 大哥 商量一下 跟他有什么关系啊
“you should talk to Desheng? How is he involved?”
你什么意思
“What do you mean?”
“You ought to run this by Desheng first, or are you trying to keep him in the dark?”
In Chinese domestic and interpersonal conflicts, invoking a senior figure or respected elder brother ('大哥') is a common tactic to seek mediation or exert moral pressure on the opposing party.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
talk it over; discuss
A standard, polite way to suggest consulting or negotiating with someone before making a move.
what does it have to do with him?
A common rhetorical pattern '跟...有什么关系' used to challenge the relevance of a person or issue.
Adds rhetorical sharpness and exasperation to the closing question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Seems Wang Defa doesn't want to see us at all.”
“Zheng Desheng, Secretary's older brother, (Zheng Desheng: littering; Fine: 5 yuan) got fined.”
“San just wanted to help me get even.”
“San is angry right now. If he hits too hard,”
“Is Barry the one you're trying to take down?”
“Perhaps we should just call you Mr. He.”