感情是感情 工作是工作 拎得门儿清
“personal is personal, business is business. You keep them perfectly separate.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你这个人
“To you,”
感情是感情 工作 是 工作 拎得门儿清
“personal is personal, business is business. You keep them perfectly separate.”
那你不也一样吗
“Aren't you the same?”
“You sure know how to be cold and rational when it comes to business.”
While interpersonal warmth (人情) is valued in Chinese culture, modern corporate professionals strongly admire those who can rationally isolate personal relationships from work obligations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have a crystal-clear understanding and strict boundary regarding something
A colloquial northern Chinese expression used to praise someone who is exceptionally savvy, shrewd, and keeps affairs strictly sorted.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've always believed work and friendship are separate things. You do your job well”
“but feelings and business are two entirely different matters,”