我以为 他看不上回我 直接回老板你了呢
“I thought he didn't bother replying to me and went straight to you instead.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我跟他说了还没回我
“I told him, but he hasn't replied.”
我以为 他 看不上 回我 直接回 老板 你了呢
“I thought he didn't bother replying to me and went straight to you instead.”
我没有收到他的消息
“I didn't get any message from him.”
“He hasn't answered me, probably because I'm not important enough, so I assumed he reached out to you.”
In Chinese business culture, bypassing mid-level staff to deal directly with the boss can cause loss of face, often smoothed over with self-deprecating humor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
look down on / deem unworthy
Used colloquially to indicate that someone disregards or underestimates another person.
Softens the speculative statement while adding an undertone of mild bewilderment or playfulness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's not the boss. If you bust the place now,”
“Look, if you only saw him as your boss,”
“If it weren't for the boss,”
“Go home and rest up. Take the morning off. Get some sleep. Thanks, Ms. Lin.”
“My boss didn't think much and went there.”
“And he felt the same about me, of course.”