当年他只是一个刚毕业的毛头小子
“He was a fresh graduate. What did he know?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I was being humble. I put his name first on purpose.”
当年他只是一个刚毕业的 毛头小子
“He was a fresh graduate. What did he know?”
“He was a fresh graduate. What did he know? He knew nothing. Captain Feng, I request disciplinary action.”
“He was a total rookie who knew nothing, so don't act like he deserved the credit.”
In Chinese workplace culture, veteran staff often highlight a peer's early rookie status ('毛头小子') to maintain generational authority and frame their own seniority as superior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
greenhorn; wet-behind-the-ears kid
A colloquial label used by older individuals to refer dismissively or affectionately to a young, inexperienced young man.
in those days; back then
Commonly sets the scene to contrast past circumstances with current realities.
