那不是大家通过的意见 那是孟德海 一个人的意见
“That's not our decision. That is Meng Dehai's decision.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我同意会上 大家通过的意见
“I agree with the decision we made at the meeting.”
那 不是 大家通过的意见 那是 孟德海 一个人的意见
“That's not our decision. That is Meng Dehai's decision.”
升官
“Getting promoted”
“Do not pretend we all agreed; he just forced his own will onto us.”
In Chinese institutional culture, resolutions must officially appear democratic; accusing a superior of enforcing personal will undermines their moral and administrative legitimacy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the opinion/resolution approved by everyone
Used in professional or bureaucratic settings to refer to decisions reached by collective consensus.
one person's personal opinion
Used contrastively to downplay collective authority by attributing a decision to a single individual's whim.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Who do they think I am?”
“opinions are divided.”
“my opinion doesn't matter anymore. We promised to let him pass with the first draft.”
“Since our opinions differ,”
“You can. Go ahead. My opinion is that before you make a decision,”
“Of course, they do have some notes,”