支支吾吾的 是有什么事吗
“You're faltering. Is there something wrong?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好的裴总
“Yes, Mr. Pei.”
支支吾吾 的 是 有什么事吗
“You're faltering. Is there something wrong?”
裴总
“Mr. Pei,”
“Don't beat around the bush; tell me what's going on.”
Subordinates in hierarchical Chinese workplaces often hesitate before delivering bad news or delicate requests to avoid offending their superiors or overstepping boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
faltering; hesitating; mumbling evasively
An AABB four-character idiom describing someone who is reluctant to speak clearly or is hiding something.
is there something going on?
A polite yet direct question used to draw out unsaid thoughts or problems.
Turns the clause into a yes-no question seeking confirmation about whether there is an underlying issue.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Aren't you Imperial Guards out there catching the culprit?”
“That's Liu Wuzhi's side of the story.”
“(Not yet. What is it?)”
“what exactly Wu wanted to do.”
“I think so. Why?”
“- Is that you? - I will always be with you.”