冯总监信奉得过且过
“Mr. Feng believes in muddling along,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有所不同啊
“different.”
冯总监信奉 得过且过
“Mr. Feng believes in muddling along,”
“while I prefer resolving the issue once and for all.”
“Feng is weak and complacent, unlike me who gets rid of problems permanently.”
Chinese corporate politics often feature sharp stylistic contrasts between old-guard consensus builders and aggressive, result-driven reformers looking to eliminate threats.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to believe in; to adhere to a philosophy
Slightly formal verb often used ironically when referring to questionable principles.
muddling through; drifting along without ambition
A common Chinese idiom (chengyu) describing an attitude of passive complacency and bare-minimum effort.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Feng is the head of the HSKP Department after all.”
“He ignored Chief Judge Feng's objections”
“I'm sure you recognized who did, Ms. Fang.”
“Logically speaking, Ms. Fang couldn't know nothing about it.”
“Actually, I still believe in Feng Shengli.”
“(Ms. Fang helped me so much.) (Could she have another motive?)”