你真的当上了全市的先进模范
“and you become the city's model of excellence,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“even if Fang Muyang does recover fully in the future,”
你 真的 当上 了全市的 先进模范
“and you become the city's model of excellence,”
在江棉一厂的大学推荐名单上
“your name will never appear on the college recommendation list of”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In 20th-century China, receiving municipal model worker honors directly translated to material privileges, housing, and highly coveted university recommendation slots (Gong-Nong-Bing quotas).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
successfully became or assumed the role of
Combines '当' (to serve as) with the complement '上' to denote successfully achieving a role or title.
model worker / advanced exemplar
A formal political/workplace honorific in Chinese institutions designating an exemplary worker.
