原来还有私厨这一茬 他早就预判到了吧
“He was banking on the restaurant. He must have seen this coming.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“No wonder Mr. Pei wasn't sad at all. He even came to cheer us up.”
原来 还有 私厨 这一茬 他 早就 预判到了 吧
“He was banking on the restaurant. He must have seen this coming.”
“I finally see his master plan—he calculated all this from the very beginning!”
Chinese business folklore often reveres leaders who play multi-step games unseen by subordinates, evoking classical strategist archetypes like Zhuge Liang.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
This matter / this particular angle or event
A Northern Chinese colloquialism used to point out a specific episode, issue, or factor that was previously forgotten or unnoticed.
To remain calm / to keep one's composure without showing panic
Used as a major compliment in Chinese work or negotiation settings to describe someone who maintains their cool under pressure.
Softens the assertion into a rhetorical speculation or seeking consensus among peers.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We were transferred over from the private kitchen,”
“but the private restaurant is consistently losing money, while Returning to Shore is on hiatus.”
“Is the chef here? Yes.”
“We're setting up a private restaurant here? This is nuts.”
“but the person talking to you right now is not a cook.”
“I have inherited the cooking skill from my dad.”