是迟于他们自己把路走绝了
“It was Chi Yu and the others who forced their own destruction.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You are mistaken. It was not my strategy that was masterful.”
是迟于他们 自己 把路走绝了
“It was Chi Yu and the others who forced their own destruction.”
殿下可知道？ 您今日斩断的可不仅是几个贪官
“Does Your Highness realize that you have purged more than just a few corrupt officials?”
“I did not outsmart them; they ruined themselves by pushing too far.”
In Chinese moral and political philosophy, tyrants and corrupt figures inevitably bring about their own doom when they act without restraint or moral limits.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to burn one's bridges; to push things to a dead end leaving no way out
Used metaphorically to describe someone whose excessive actions or greed leave them with no room to maneuver or retreat.
Marks a completed change of state, indicating the irrevocable state of having exhausted all options.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“"If you don't finish the path you must walk,”
“he'd leave sooner or later.”
“I shouldn't keep going down this path.”
“but some roads”
“if you don't finish the road,”
“They crossed the line first.”