既不能只顾着 眼前的一亩三分地
“I can't focus solely on my own mission,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也不能太热爱事业 不顾家庭 显得我太冷血
“I can't be too career-driven, which seems heartless.”
既 不能 只顾着 眼前的 一亩三分地
“I can't focus solely on my own mission,”
让公司觉得我格局太小 也不能太高屋建瓴
“and make the company think I have a narrow vision. I can't be too lofty and detached,”
“If I only focus on my narrow tasks, leadership will think I lack vision and can't be promoted.”
Chinese professionals frequently navigate the tension between showing 'geju' (broad vision and big-picture loyalty) without appearing detached from practical grunt work ('一亩三分地').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
can neither... nor...
A standard parallel grammatical frame used to balance two equally undesirable extremes.
one's own narrow turf / petty territory
An idiom derived from imperial farming rites, now commonly used metaphorically for one's immediate, limited personal scope of responsibility.
