每次太太来都不提前说一声
“You never inform me in advance when you bring your wife.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“So, where are you now? Have you started?”
每次 太太来 都 不提 前 说一声
“You never inform me in advance when you bring your wife.”
张佑森
“Zhang Yousen,”
“Her drop-ins put us on edge and mess up our work rhythm.”
Using '太太' to refer to a senior executive's spouse reflects traditional hierarchical respect in Chinese workplace dynamics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give a heads-up in advance; let someone know beforehand
A very common colloquial chunk used when asking for prior notification before arriving or taking action.
every time... always...
Used to describe recurring habitual behavior, often carrying a mild tone of complaint.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“without warning us.”
“You didn't even tell me in advance.”
“Why didn't you tell me beforehand?”
“Why didn't you give us a heads-up? A heads-up?”