是 对啊 不是 你怎么还教育上我了呢
“Yes. Exactly. Wait, are you lecturing me now?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这既然是生意的话 那我们是不是 得按规矩来办事
“Then since it's a business, should we act by rules?”
是 对啊 不是 你 怎么还教育上我了 呢
“Yes. Exactly. Wait, are you lecturing me now?”
“I... How dare you! No offense. Am I still your master?”
“Know your place; you are not the one who gets to teach me how things work.”
Traditional Chinese mentor-student dynamics strictly forbid the junior from lecturing the master, making reverse reprimands culturally shocking and face-threatening.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
started preaching to me / lecturing me
Use when expressing disbelief or irritation that someone junior or inappropriate is patronizing you.
to handle matters by the book / follow the rules
A common formal idiom used when appealing to established protocol or professional standards.
Softens the initial agreement before pivoting into disagreement.
Conveys bewildered questioning and highlights rhetorical incredulity.
