我在政府办 没少听说他的事
“I've heard plenty about him at the government office.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
听到没
“Do you hear me?”
我在政府办 没少听说 他 的 事
“I've heard plenty about him at the government office.”
说他为了带领村民致富
“They say to help villagers get rich,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Being in the government office (政府办) gives an individual access to central information, giving their statements significant authority and weight among peers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
government general office
A common bureaucratic abbreviation for '政府办公室' (Government General Office).
not a few / plenty of / frequently
A litotes construction meaning 'a great deal' or 'many times', very common in oral Mandarin.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm just a cadre from the Government Office.”
“Why is there none for me? The provincial leaders appointed her”
“You're so nosy in the mansion. You should take care of yourself.”
“that man from the Nationalist government,”
“once you join the new government, with him backing you up,”
“since you have a family affair to handle, we'll leave you to it.”