要不是当初她上门来找工作
“If she hadn't come to me looking for a job back then,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是秦律师在撑着呢
“holding the office together.”
要不是 当初 她 上门来找 工作
“If she hadn't come to me looking for a job back then,”
“I would've shut it down and retired long ago.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese professionals often attribute significant career milestones to serendipitous encounters (yuanfen) and express deep gratitude for such turning points.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if it were not for
A very useful spoken conjunction used to express counterfactual conditions leading to an alternative reality.
look for a job
Everyday standard phrase for job hunting or seeking employment.