总是栽到你们人类手上
“...always fall into the hands of you humans?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为什么我们高贵的外星人
“Why do we noble aliens...”
总 是 栽到你们人类手上
“...always fall into the hands of you humans?”
少跟我在这儿装蒜
“Don't play dumb with me.”
“It infuriates me that someone as superior as me keeps losing to lowly humans.”
Framing a defeat as an inexplicable bad streak rather than superior skill on the opponent's part helps preserve personal pride.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to suffer a setback at; to fall into the hands of
A vivid colloquial verb used when someone unexpectedly fails, gets caught, or is outsmarted by someone else.
in someone's hands; under someone's control
Frequently paired with verbs like 'fall' (栽) or 'die' (死) to indicate suffering defeat at someone's hands.