听说你工作得不顺利
“I heard things aren't going well at work.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
小白
“Bai.”
听说 你 工作 得 不顺利
“I heard things aren't going well at work.”
我们知道你有纪律
“We know you have rules.”
“I know you're having a hard time; feel free to talk to me about what's going on.”
In Chinese relationships, directly acknowledging another person's hardships via mild indirect phrasing like 'tingshuo' serves to signal emotional solidarity and mutual obligation without being intrusive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I heard that / rumor has it
A very useful conversation opener to bring up delicate topics without claiming direct knowledge.
not going smoothly / encountering obstacles
A standard, polite euphemism to describe difficulties or failure in work or life.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Is something wrong at work?”
“Don't work too hard.”
“if at work, something makes you unhappy,”
“I heard you haven't found a job yet.”
“How is work lately? Is it going well?”
“You felt cornered at the company,”