估计他招数早就想好了 怎么让你难堪
“I bet he's already planned how to embarrass you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But that is his turf, after all. For tomorrow's symposium,”
估计 他 招数 早就 想好了 怎么 让你难堪
“I bet he's already planned how to embarrass you.”
不过我想
“But I'm sure”
“Be on guard; he is definitely setting a trap to humiliate you tomorrow.”
Causing someone public embarrassment (难堪) at a seminar is a deliberate attack on professional dignity and face in Chinese workplace rivalries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
tricks, moves, tactics
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to strategic maneuvers, often with a slightly calculating or cunning connotation.
to embarrass someone, to put someone on the spot
A highly practical colloquial collocation for making someone lose face or feel awkward in public.
Marks the completed state of the opponent's scheming.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“At this point, he must be caught between a rock and a hard place. This move of yours”
“I've managed to make an appointment with him, but he's really hard to pin down.”
“I just came up with a brilliant plan.”
“I've figured out how to deal with him.”