督察组不算白跑一趟
“The inspection team didn't come in vain,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
督察组 不算 白跑一趟
“The inspection team didn't come in vain,”
回去也能交差了
“and they can report back successfully.”
“At least we gave them enough results so nobody gets reprimanded.”
In Chinese administrative culture, ensuring that superior inspection teams have tangible deliverables to take back is critical for smooth intergovernmental relations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not a wasted trip; proved to be worthwhile
Commonly used in spoken Chinese when an errand or official visit yields enough results to justify the effort.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“this inspection was too sudden, so I didn't have time to tell you.”
“Fortunately, the inspection team is quite satisfied with our results.”
“we managed to deal with the inspection team.”
“we will do our best to cooperate with the investigation,”
“Then I'll trouble you to review them personally, Mr. Ji.”
“a single flaw in someone,”