所以您能不能帮忙 劝一劝唐总
“Could you talk to Mr. Tang?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都非常敬重您
“colleagues and clients alike.”
所以您 能不能 帮忙 劝一劝唐总
“Could you talk to Mr. Tang?”
揣着明白装糊涂吧
“Playing dumb, huh?”
“I need your clout and senior status to make him change his mind, because he won't listen to me.”
When dealing with high-status superiors, subordinates frequently solicit respected neutral elders or mentors to mediate, avoiding direct friction and loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could you please do me a favor
A polite, standard conversational way to preface a significant request without sounding overly demanding.
try to persuade; talk sense into
Reduplication of the verb softens the tone, framing the intervention as a gentle, non-aggressive conversation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[Chunlai Inn] Thank you for coming, Mr. Tang.”
“Did Mr. Tang ask you to do this? Of course not.”
“This Ms. Tan is really too much. How can she be so arrogant?”
“Mr. Tang. Could you provide us with an appraisal certificate?”
“Tang. This... this is too generous.”
“Tang, you're not in the same field as me. You don't know how to code either. I don't need your help.”