沈总是前辈 我们是晚辈
“Mr. Shen is our senior, and we are juniors.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
等一下
“Wait.”
沈总是 前辈 我们是 晚辈
“Mr. Shen is our senior, and we are juniors.”
前辈来敬晚辈酒
“For a senior to toast juniors,”
“You shouldn't toast us; etiquette demands that we show respect and toast you instead.”
At Chinese banquets, seniority determines toasting order. A senior toasting a junior puts the junior in an awkward position, requiring humble deflection or counter-toasting to preserve decorum.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
senior; elder in profession or age
A highly respectful term used to address someone with greater experience or social standing.
junior; younger generation
A self-deprecating, humble term used to refer to oneself in relation to a respected senior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Shen's girlfriend has quite the temper.”
“Mr. Shen is overstepping his bounds. Now that I know about this, I'll talk to him.”
“Mr. Shen, sorry I'm late.”
“Everyone, the imported liquor field will be Mr. Shen's domain from now on. We just need to follow him.”
“If Shen Yi were truly an upright official, why would he flee with his family?”
“it would be disrespectful for juniors not to drink at all.”