雇他当你的贴身助理好了
“Why not just hire him as your personal assistant?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你干脆直接
“Why not just hire him as your personal assistant?”
雇他当你的 贴身助理 好了
“Why not just hire him as your personal assistant?”
第一
“First of all,”
“You two are so attached you might as well put him on your payroll.”
Chinese speakers often express boundary discomfort or mild jealousy through hyperbolic, sarcastic suggestions rather than direct confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
personal assistant; right-hand assistant
Refers to an assistant who follows someone everywhere, often used literally in business or jokingly in daily life.
might as well; would be fine
Placed at the end of a clause to propose a casual solution or deliver a slightly exasperated suggestion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I want you as my assistant lawyer. You'll work under me from now on.”
“I want you as my assistant lawyer.”
“we've arranged an assistant for you.”
“You even came after my assistant.”
“Did I hire you as head of the publicity department or my agent?”
“give up your boss and tell us everything.”