要不是走投无路 一点办法都没有
“If she weren't driven to a corner and had no other choice,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我是太了解了
“I know her too well.”
要不是 走投无路 一点办法都没有
“If she weren't driven to a corner and had no other choice,”
是不会动别人钱的
“she wouldn't have touched other people's money.”
“They aren't a bad person; they only took the money because they were completely desperate and had no other choice.”
In Chinese interpersonal ethics, maintaining clear financial boundaries is a vital moral bottom line. Using or taking another person's money without permission is viewed as a serious breach of trust or even an illegal act; therefore, claiming to have been pushed to the brink ('zou tou wu lu') is often the only way to plead for sympathy and forgiveness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
having no way out; driven into a corner; at the end of one's rope.
An idiom used as a predicate or attribute in both spoken and written Chinese, often paired with 'yao bu shi...' (if it weren't for...) to express the dire premise that forced someone's hand.
if it weren't for...; were it not for... (counterfactual condition).
A high-frequency colloquial pattern commonly used to justify or explain someone's unusual or extreme behavior.
completely out of options; having no way whatsoever.
A common colloquial polarity expression used to emphasize feelings of desperation and utter helplessness.
