咱们出版社 也得考虑考虑经济效益 是吧
“Our publishing house has to consider profitability, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱们出版社 也得 考虑考虑 经济效益 是吧
“Our publishing house has to consider profitability, right?”
“But he published my story without my permission.”
“We run a business, not a charity; profitability comes before your personal feelings.”
When dealing with intellectual or moral disputes in business, Chinese interlocutors often invoke organizational survival (经济效益) to neutralize personal moral claims without attacking the individual directly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take into consideration / to think over
Reduplication softens the demand or statement, making the practical business concern sound more gentle.
economic benefits / commercial return
A standard semi-formal business term used to justify financial and corporate decisions.
Solicits mild agreement from the listener, nudging them to accept the practical reality as common sense.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You go to the publisher yourself and take the new books off the shelves.”
“I heard you resigned from the publisher.”
“Is it exactly what I thought? We're out of money. Why are you buying so many newspapers?”
“Demand for printed goods will only rise, and won't decline.”
“Honestly, in our paper, some of the editors aren't as good as you.”
“you don't have to sell essays to support the family.”