就是 由你 代表咱们学校
“that you should represent our school”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是 由你 代表咱们学校
“that you should represent our school”
“and go talk to Mr. Ding, to see why they”
“We all agreed you're the one stuck with handling this difficult donor.”
Invoking 'everyone's consensus' (大家一致的意见) before assigning a daunting task diffuses managerial responsibility and makes direct refusal by the subordinate socially awkward.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
by you / up to you
Common formal/spoken structure to designate an individual responsible for a specific undertaking.
represent us / represent our
Pairs 'represent' with the inclusive pronoun '咱们' to soften authority and invoke collective belonging.