你还想不想升职了
“Do you even want that promotion or not?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你挺闲啊 你胆子也太大了 全局的报告会你都敢溜
“You seem free. You've got some nerve. You actually slipped out of the department briefing?”
你 还想 不想 升职 了
“Do you even want that promotion or not?”
“Where's your car? I didn't drive. I haven't figured out dinner yet.”
“You are playing with fire; pulling a stunt like this will destroy your career.”
In Chinese public institutions and state-backed workplaces, attending bureau-wide plenary sessions is a test of political discipline; skipping one signals defiance and directly damages promotion reviews.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do you even still want (to do something)
Used as a rhetorical device to scold someone whose reckless behavior jeopardizes their own goals.
promotion; get promoted
Standard professional term for career advancement within a workplace hierarchy.
Marks an imminent negative shift in state, reinforcing the rhetorical urgency of the warning.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But what's wrong with that? Do you hate being promoted?”
“I really wanted that promotion and to get that position,”
“Didn't you say you want to improve benefits?”
“Do you want to get promoted or get rich?”
“Are the higher-ups not planning to promote you anymore?”
“Why are you still so invested in her promotion?”