众人交口称赞的良善之辈
“the kind man everyone praised.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
全然不是
“Sun Mao was nothing like”
众人 交口称赞 的 良善之辈
“the kind man everyone praised.”
而是
“He was actually”
“On paper, everyone loves them and calls them a saint, but that is merely an illusion.”
Chinese narrative traditions frequently emphasize the trope of the outwardly pious hypocrite whose public acclaim conceals sinister motives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unanimously praise
An idiomatic four-character idiom used to describe widespread, public acclaim from all quarters.
virtuous person; kind-hearted sort
A literary expression used to classify someone as fundamentally moral and gentle.