您当了一辈子主任了
“you've been the chairman all your life.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有田哥
“Brother Youtian,”
您 当了一辈子 主任 了
“you've been the chairman all your life.”
“If you don't want to be the chairman, what are you going to do?”
“Your whole life's pride is this role; giving it up makes no sense.”
Using '您' (nin) combined with high-status administrative titles like '主任' shows deference to an elder's authority and life's social standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
served/worked as (a role) for an entire lifetime
Used to describe someone who has dedicated their entire career to a single profession or title.
Indicates the ongoing duration and culmination of an entire lifetime of service.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Or your life will be ruined,”
“I'd love to lose to you for a lifetime.”
“After all these years, why be nervous?”
“I can't live without you.”
“I'm willing to be your gofer”
“was to serve only one master for life—”