事急从权 我不是要占你便宜好不好
“Desperate times call for desperate measures. I'm not taking advantage of you, okay?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“can you make some space now?”
事急从权 我不是 要 占你便宜 好不好
“Desperate times call for desperate measures. I'm not taking advantage of you, okay?”
“It wouldn't be the first time anyway. Watch your language. When did I ever...”
“Don't flatter yourself, I only got this close because it was an emergency!”
In Chinese social interaction, touching or invading personal space without consent is often labeled as 'occupying cheap advantages' (占便宜), which carries a strong taboo, prompting immediate defensive excuses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
desperate times call for desperate measures; acting out of necessity
A semi-formal idiom frequently used in colloquial speech to excuse bending normal rules or etiquette due to an urgent situation.
to take unfair advantage of someone (often sexually or financially)
Commonly used in interpersonal contexts to mean taking liberties, flirting inappropriately, or encroaching on personal space.
okay? / please understand
Placed at the end of an assertive sentence to soften the edge or appeal impatiently for the listener to be reasonable.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“They are extremely powerful. Now they've hired the police to catch me.”
“All they want to do is fight for power.”
“Disagreement in policy and struggle for power are reason enough.”
“for personal gain and profited from it.”
“I will not hand over my managerial power.”
“for being indifferent to power and fame.”