可惜没能追上 是我不自量力了
“It's a pity I couldn't catch up. I overestimated myself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
构陷胡达的就是他
“He's the one who set Hu Da up.”
可惜 没能追上 是我 不自量力 了
“It's a pity I couldn't catch up. I overestimated myself.”
太史丞不要妄自菲薄 你可是只凭一瞥就锁定了凶手
“Don't sell yourself short. You picked out the culprit with just a single glance.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese officials and professionals often adopt extreme humility when failing a task to preempt external blame and display modesty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to overestimate one's own strength or ability
A common idiom used either to criticize foolish arrogance or humbly downplay one's own efforts.
failed to; was unable to
A standard, polite way to indicate inability to accomplish an intended action.
Marks a completed realization or change of state regarding one's own shortcomings.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(Dan Qing, why not reply to my message?) I heard you almost lost that kid today.”
“when your grandma passed away”
“[Hei Ya will show up soon. Come quickly] Unfortunately, I was still too late.”
“where sadly the trail,”
“I found out too late.”
“I know I missed the best opportunity. ♪ Chase joy too hard, and it slips away ♪”