孟德海本来还要 拉我过去陪酒呢
“Meng Dehai wanted to drag me to receive them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
考察投资环境
“to inspect the investment environment.”
孟德海 本来 还要 拉我过去陪酒呢
“Meng Dehai wanted to drag me to receive them.”
专挑这个时候闹事
“They pick this time to start a riot.”
“Meng Dehai almost roped me into that exhausting banquet duty.”
In Chinese bureaucratic and business practices, subordinates or trusted peers are often brought along to '陪酒' (entertain and toast guests) to show hospitality and build relations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to keep company while drinking / entertaining guests at a banquet
Refers to the act of joining guests at a dinner primarily to drink, toast, and socialize on behalf of hosts.
Adds an explanatory, mildly emphatic tone conveying that this was an ongoing intention or notable detail.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Meng Dehai is a sly old fox.”
“Meng Dehai is in trouble, they can't be calm anymore.”
“Who do they think I am?”
“That's not our decision. That is Meng Dehai's decision.”
“Xiaohai needs a lesson.”
“Li Hai was working for me.”