亚太办公室已经把这件事定调成
“The Asia-Pacific office has already set the tone.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不能开掉她
“We can't fire her.”
亚太办公室 已经 把这件事 定调 成
“The Asia-Pacific office has already set the tone.”
我们主动承认错误了
“It's us actively admitting our mistakes.”
“Headquarters has already made up its mind; we cannot change the narrative now.”
In Chinese institutional culture, 'dingtiao' (setting the keynote) defines the official political interpretation of an incident, after which dissenting views become risky.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to set the tone; to officially define or characterize an issue
A high-frequency bureaucratic and corporate term used when management or authorities finalize an official narrative.
Asia-Pacific office (APAC headquarters)
Standard multinational corporate terminology referring to regional executive headquarters.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that Mr. Xiao had already made the decision.”
“This matter has already been settled.”
“That case was already concluded back then.”