拼尽全力终究还是功亏一篑
“Despite your best efforts, you fell short in the end.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
拼尽全力 终究还是 功亏一篑
“Despite your best efforts, you fell short in the end.”
人心险恶
“Human nature is sinister.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The idiom 'gong kui yi kui' originates from the Classic of History (Shangshu), reflecting the deep-seated Chinese cultural sympathy for the tragic hero who gives their all but suffers defeat at the final hurdle due to fate or treacherous circumstances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to exert all one's strength; to do everything humanly possible
A powerful four-character phrase used when describing giving 100% effort under intense pressure or competition.
in the end still; ultimately turns out to be
Use this collocation when an outcome was resisted or fought against, but proved unavoidable.
to fall short by a single basket of earth; failure right at the brink of success
A classic Chengyu applied when immense effort is wasted because of a slip or defeat at the very final step.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you give up halfway,”
“Thus, the plan failed.”
“Giving up halfway means all previous efforts are wasted.”
“only to fail again and again”
“When you go all in and fail,”
“After years of planning, will we fall like this?”