大到日本人都不敢直视
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这个坑太大了
大到日本人 都不敢 直视
“This mess is far too dangerous for anyone to touch, so keep your head down.”
In times of severe political danger, deliberately acting oblivious or pretending not to see massive disasters is a deeply rooted survival strategy in Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dare not look directly at; too shocking to face
Used metaphorically to describe a situation, mess, or reality so appalling or massive that people refuse to acknowledge it.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“In the eyes of the Japanese,”
“If he were Japanese, he'd be laughed at.”
“the Japanese definitely won't let us off.”
“He doesn't know much about Japan.”
“Most importantly, you won't have to deal directly with the Japanese anymore.”
“I couldn't even bring myself to go in and see him.”