您能不能帮我跟周队 求求情
“Could you please help me plead with Captain Zhou?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“Go!”
您 能不能帮我 跟周队 求求情
“Could you please help me plead with Captain Zhou?”
他是个孩子大学刚毕业 这要被抓进去一辈子就毁了
“He's just a kid who graduated from college not long ago. If he gets arrested, his whole life will be ruined!”
“Please put in a good word for him; you are his only hope.”
Approaching an acquaintance or intermediary to intercede with a decision-maker ('qiuqing') is a common interpersonal strategy in Chinese society to soften institutional penalties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
plead for mercy / put in a good word
A reduplicated verb form used to ask someone to intercede with authority figures on another's behalf.
plead with [someone] on my behalf
Standard pattern '帮 A 跟 B 求情' used when asking someone to advocate for leniency before a third party.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Put in a word for him?”
“Could you maybe squeeze us in early?”
“Say, Mr. Zhou. Could you please do me a favor?”
“I'll go reply to Mr. Zhou right now.”
“I can talk to Captain Feng for you.”
“Should we ask Captain Ye?”