这事 总归还是得书记拿主意
“Ultimately, Mr. Zheng will decide on this matter.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老解 你说这事 咱哪能说得动他们哪 是不是
“Xie, how could we possibly persuade them about this?”
这事 总归 还是得 书记 拿主意
“Ultimately, Mr. Zheng will decide on this matter.”
书记那儿是怎么想的
“What does he think about it?”
“Don't push me to act; neither of us has the rank to decide this, so let the boss take the responsibility.”
In Chinese bureaucratic and state-owned workplace culture, cadre members strictly avoid making major calls independently, deferring to the principal leader (一把手) to respect hierarchy and mitigate personal liability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
after all / ultimately
Used to bring the focus back to an unavoidable fundamental reality or constraint.
to make a decision / call the shots
Commonly used when referring to determining a course of action in collective or difficult situations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You should start considering her. Mr. Zheng. My foot!”
“No, he will understand you.”
“I need to see Mr. Zheng tomorrow to resolve this.”
“I told you. What are you doing?”
“You, as Secretary, can't be as reckless as her.”
“Return Binhai Road project to save the Secretary. I think we can return. Exactly.”