老板娘要求可高了
“The Landlady's standards are very high.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没有
“No.”
老板娘要求可高了
“The Landlady's standards are very high.”
不但做饭要好吃
“Not only does he have to cook well,”
“Don't think getting hired here is easy; she is extremely picky.”
In Chinese small businesses and inns, the proprietress often holds decisive authority over daily operations, personnel, and finances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
female boss; proprietress
Used universally in Chinese to address or refer to the female owner of a shop, inn, or restaurant, or the owner's wife.
the standards/requirements are really high
The pattern '可...了' is used in colloquial Mandarin to strongly emphasize the degree of an adjective.
Functions in combination with '可' to express an intensified degree and exclamation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I still have to set you up with the wife of my boss.”
“That depends on what the top executives think.”
“Ma'am, please look carefully.”
“and even drank with the owner. Now I get it.”
“Saving this egg for the landlady?”
“Landlady, you are as beautiful as a blooming flower,”
“Stop it. Who said I'm the boss's lady?”
“Most importantly, the boss's lady is satisfied.”