你不是跟管理员 之前一直关系很好的嘛
“I thought you were on good terms with the manager.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
师傅要明天才会来
“the technician won't come until tomorrow.”
你 不是 跟管理员 之前一直 关系很好 的嘛
“I thought you were on good terms with the manager.”
怎么 今天叫不动了
“Why can't you get them to come today?”
“I thought you had pull with them; why couldn't you get them to help?”
Everyday services in China are often expedited through personal relationships; failing to mobilize a contact invites good-natured teasing about the strength of that connection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be on very good terms
A standard phrase for describing close, friendly interpersonal rapport or useful connections.
weren't you...? / didn't you...?
A rhetorical frame used to remind the listener of a shared assumption or past state of affairs.
Highlights what the speaker considers an obvious, previously established fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I already called the building manager. They said”
“Haven't you already”
“I didn't build a good relationship with you?”
“Didn't you also add someone on WeChat? You're not losing.”
“Then why didn't you tell me earlier?”
“What's your relationship with him? No, please don't get me wrong.”