辩解不了只能推卸责任了
“Cornered and defenseless, she passed the buck.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
鸾鸾不该指摘别人的事
“Luanluan was in no position to judge.”
辩解不了 只能 推卸责任 了
“Cornered and defenseless, she passed the buck.”
这次过分了
“She went too far.”
“You know you are guilty, so stop pretending someone else is to blame.”
In Chinese social conflicts, explicitly accusing someone of 'shirking responsibility' strips away their moral standing and face in front of others.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to shirk responsibility; to pass the buck
A very common formal and colloquial idiom used when someone refuses to own up to their mistakes.
unable to justify or defend oneself
Used to describe a situation where one has no valid argument or explanation left.
Indicates a resulting inevitable state or conclusion reached by the speaker.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You can't talk your way out of this.”
“It's evasion, shirking responsibility.”
“They can't dodge their responsibility.”