本来这两天就要签约了 你这么一闹
“We were signing the contract this week, but now,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Didn't I tell you I was pitching to your company?”
本来 这两天 就要 签约了 你这么一闹
“We were signing the contract this week, but now,”
我们还怎么见面
“how do I face them?”
“You completely ruined our business deal with your childish tantrum.”
In Chinese business culture, causing a public scene or acting out compromises the face of everyone involved and can instantly terminate fragile trust in negotiations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
was originally going to... in the next couple of days
Used to express an imminent plan that was unexpectedly derailed.
making such a scene / causing such trouble
A common colloquial structure expressing that someone's disruptive action triggered bad consequences.
Marks an imminent change of state that was supposed to occur.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We were about to close the deal, but now, how do I face them?”
“When the time comes, even this 10 or 20 grand will be gone. Let's see what you do then.”