我想问问你是帮谁背的锅
“I wonder who you're taking the blame for.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
上热搜的那个
“the one trending online, right?”
我想问问 你是 帮谁背 的 锅
“I wonder who you're taking the blame for.”
不用怕
“[Xu Kai, Journalist] Don't be afraid.”
“I know you did not do this alone; tell me who made you take the fall.”
'背锅' (carrying the wok) describes junior employees or subordinates taking the fall for their superiors' blunders, a prevalent reality in corporate and bureaucratic settings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take the blame; to be a scapegoat
A highly ubiquitous modern colloquialism used when someone is unjustly blamed or takes the fall for someone else.
on whose behalf; for whom
Common spoken pattern to interrogate the beneficiary or instigator of an action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“don't take the blame for something that isn't your fault. Taking the fall for someone else”
“I'm not taking the blame for this. It definitely has nothing to do with me.”
“Let's figure out how to take the fall.”
“I've found someone to take the fall for you.”
“I'm telling you, I won't take the blame for this. Ever think”
“You want to make him your scapegoat.”