显得我们多懒怠似的
“That makes the rest of us look lazy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就见面到哪
“wherever you go.”
显得我们多懒怠似的
“That makes the rest of us look lazy.”
萧将军
“General Xiao,”
“Don't work so hard or make a big deal out of this; you're making the rest of us look bad.”
In Chinese collective culture, an overachiever or someone acting too eagerly can inadvertently break group balance and make peers appear inadequate.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to appear; to make something look like
Commonly used when an action inadvertently creates a specific impression on onlookers.
sluggish; disinclined to exert effort
A slightly literary or Northern spoken word for being lazy or reluctant to do something.
as if; seemingly
Placed at the end of a clause to express resemblance or simulation, often used with '像' or '显得'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is quite lazy, though—”
“It almost makes us feel like we came for nothing.”
“I've never seen anyone so lazy.”
“I am just lazy and messy.”
“I think a certain someone is just lazy.”
“They may look careless and carefree,”