除非你把厂门口那块 牌子上的娟字抠下来
“Unless you change the factory name”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You want to sign this contract, right? Fine.”
除非 你把厂门口那块 牌子上的娟字 抠下来
“Unless you change the factory name”
把我从厂子里剔出去
“and exclude me.”
“As long as my name is on this factory, I will never let you sign this deal.”
Having one's personal name embedded in a company or factory signboard symbolizes ultimate authority, moral ownership, and public face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unless; only if
Used at the beginning of a clause to state the sole condition under which an outcome is possible.
to dig out; to pry off
A vivid colloquial action verb implying forcefully removing something embedded or fixed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Our factory is a major one. The Commerce Bureau helps us out.”
“I've heard that your factory is doing well lately. And you're even expanding.”
“If the plant falls into the hands of people like you,”
“There must be something wrong with that factory.”
“there must be something wrong with that factory.”
“We don't even have any Chinese characters at the door. I'm afraid people will come here...”