因为通不通过由我决定啊
“Because I'm the one who decides whether it passes or not.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为什么
“Why?”
因为通不通过 由我决定 啊
“Because I'm the one who decides whether it passes or not.”
小贝
“Bei.”
“I hold all the cards here, so you have to play by my rules.”
In Chinese institutional contexts, explicit mentions of who holds final approval authority often serve to end debate and emphasize bureaucratic hierarchy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
up to me to decide / decided by me
A common structure (由 + person + verb) used to explicitly state who holds the authority or responsibility.
whether it passes or not
An affirmative-negative question form used as a noun phrase to describe an uncertain outcome.
Adds an obvious, self-evident tone to emphasize that the listener should already know this fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So without one I can't get in?”
“There's no PR to get you out of this mess. No, what about...”
“would ever work. In the end...”
“What? It has been approved?”
“Well, I can't let you fail your assignment.”
“I can't worry about that now. Let's get through this first.”