先把地上的事 给解决了再说吧
“Fix the problems down here on the ground first.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你要上天啊
“You want to fly to the sky?”
先把地上的事 给 解决了 再说吧
“Fix the problems down here on the ground first.”
地上什么事啊
“What problems down here?”
“Get your head out of the clouds and deal with reality first.”
Playing off the idiom of 'going up to heaven' (acting wild or overreaching), Chinese speakers frequently counter with 'matters on the ground' to emphasize pragmatic, day-to-day duties over grand fantasies.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
first take care of / do (something) first
Commonly placed before a noun phrase to prioritize a specific action or task before moving on to others.
put off until later / discuss later
Used at the end of a clause to postpone decisions or conversations until a prerequisite condition is met.
Softens the imperative tone, turning a blunt command into a sensible suggestion or compromise.
