你这个副总裁不是早就应该
“Shouldn't you have been promoted”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我升副总裁了
“I was promoted to vice president.”
你 这个 副总裁 不是 早就应该
“Shouldn't you have been promoted”
升了吗
“to vice president a long time ago?”
“You deserve this promotion so much that it's actually about time.”
Complimenting someone by saying an achievement was 'long overdue' highlights their intrinsic qualification without sounding sycophantic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wasn't it supposed to happen long ago / isn't it overdue
Used rhetorically to compliment someone by implying an achievement was expected and delayed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you're a leader. You should know this.”
“You're President Yan's assistant. You'll need to figure this out.”
“Vice chairman, final offer!”
“Peter, you're the Sales VP. Shouldn't this be handled by a director?”
“she might be the assistant of general manager.”
“Mr. Chairman, you know it better.”