把你的獠牙亮出来看看 我还敬你是个对手
“Show your fangs, and I might respect you as an opponent.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这一招对我没用
“That trick won't work on me.”
把你的獠牙亮 出来 看看 我还 敬你 是个对手
“Show your fangs, and I might respect you as an opponent.”
夏子玉
“Xia Ziyu,”
“Stop pretending to be polite—show your true ugly intentions so we can fight like real rivals.”
Chinese martial and dramatic tradition values an overt enemy over a hypocritical pretender (wei junzi); showing fangs earns more respect than hidden deceit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to reveal; to flash; to bring out into the open
Used metaphorically or literally when demanding someone expose hidden skills, weapons, or intentions.
to respect someone as [a certain role/figure]
Often used in confrontational contexts to establish conditional respect before an attack.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Before showing its bleeding fangs,”
“Your eyes reveal a fierce light”
“What a sharp tongue you have! What are you doing here?”
“I love seeing you grit your teeth while losing to me.”
“I like seeing that look on your face, gritting your teeth as you lose to me.”
“I think you're a trafficker!”