书记站在我们这边 就等于得罪了全县
“Mr. Zheng supports us, which means offending thousands of cadres.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们再想想
“Think about it.”
书记站在我们 这边 就 等于 得罪了全县
“Mr. Zheng supports us, which means offending thousands of cadres.”
上千名干部嘛
“which means offending thousands of cadres.”
“Be practical; the secretary cannot sacrifice his entire political standing just to back us.”
In Chinese governance culture, local officials balance individual justice against bureaucratic solidarity; alienating thousands of local cadres is a high political risk few leaders will take.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
take our side; stand with us
Used to describe alignment in an argument, dispute, or political faction.
is equivalent to; amounts to
Used to draw an immediate logical conclusion or emphasize the high cost of an action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“When I was a secretary at the county office, I dealt with Mr. Wu.”
“Mr. Zheng and Ms. Li, right in front of us all, staked their careers”
“about how we can help the Secretary, right? Let's go to the county”
“Mr. Zheng offended leadership for us,”