可是结果呢 是不是太对不起她了
“But what if things don't work out the way she hopes? Is it fair?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
钱菲所有的努力就是为了复职 我了解的
“Qian Fei has worked so hard to get her job back. I understand that.”
可是 结果呢 是不是 太对不起 她 了
“But what if things don't work out the way she hopes? Is it fair?”
可我
“Even so,”
“We used her and threw her under the bus, and you know we did her wrong.”
Failing to reward or acknowledge someone's dedicated loyalty causes profound moral shame in Chinese social networks, leading to a strong sense of indebtedness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
but what about the outcome?
Used rhetorically to contrast someone's good intentions or hard work with an unjust result.
to let someone down; to do someone an injustice
In this context, it functions transitively as treating someone unfairly rather than just saying 'sorry'.
Adds an open-ended rhetorical pull to the question, demanding the listener to ponder the consequence.
Reinforces the completed realization that an unfair situation has already manifested.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“After all, it's a fact that we failed her before.”
“will now... Sorry.”
“I feel like I've let you down.”
“I'm really sorry. I didn't do it on purpose.”
“I'm really sorry.”
“I'm really sorry. It's okay. No need...”