给你们分一间新房 不用许主任
“I'll assign you a new place. No need, Ms. Xu.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
等下一批新宿舍建成
“When the next batch of new units is completed,”
给你 们分一间 新房 不用 许 主任
“I'll assign you a new place. No need, Ms. Xu.”
我们不挑 您不是让我发扬风格吗 我们愿意
“We're not picky. You told me to show some consideration. We can give up”
“Please do not make special arrangements for us; we want to show that we are unselfish and prioritize the collective.”
In socialist-era and transitional state-owned units, housing was allocated by leadership rather than bought; willingly giving up an allocation was praised as 'displaying exemplary spirit' (发扬风格) to earn social prestige.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no need; unnecessary
A direct yet polite way to turn down an offer or gesture of assistance.
allocate a new room/apartment
A historical institutional term related to the Chinese work unit (danwei) housing welfare system.
