这行业就这么大 除非她不想干了
“This industry is small, unless she wants to quit.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Talk to Zhao Mei. Tell her not to be so stubborn.”
这行业 就这么 大 除非 她 不想干了
“This industry is small, unless she wants to quit.”
我倒是很愿意养她
“I'd be willing to support her.”
“She needs to compromise, or she will be blacklisted across the entire industry.”
In Chinese business culture, professional networks are small and relationship-driven (Guanxi); offending someone can ruin one's standing throughout the entire industry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is only this big / is a small circle
Used to describe a small, tight-knit circle where everyone knows everyone and reputations travel fast.
unless she no longer wants to work / unless she's willing to quit her career
A strong rhetorical conditional indicating extreme consequences if a certain behavior continues.
Marks a change of state, indicating cessation of working in the industry.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I can still work in this industry.”
“that industry is truly finished.”
“Really, I want to change careers. I think your industry is good.”
“This is the only work I know.”
“You could've just told them that I quit.”
“he can forget about staying in this industry.”