为了郑夏 你连自己的前程都不要了？
“Are you willing to throw away your future for Zheng Xia?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为了 郑夏 你 连自己的前程都不要了 ？
“Are you willing to throw away your future for Zheng Xia?”
“He is innocent. I cannot just stand by.”
“You are being an idiot; sacrificing your hard-earned career for someone else will ruin you.”
Chinese ethical discourse frequently highlights the tension between personal self-preservation/career aspirations (前程) and moral obligation or brotherhood (义气), where upholding justice often comes at immense personal cost.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
throwing away one's entire future and career prospects
Used when reprimanding someone who is jeopardizing their career or reputation through reckless, idealistic, or impulsive actions.
not even caring about / relinquishing even...
An emphatic grammatical structure highlighting an extreme degree of sacrifice or disregard.
Marks a change of state and adds emphatic finality, highlighting the irrational shift in the listener's priorities.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You saved Zheng Xia merely to gain people's favor, didn't you?”
“You say Zheng Xia is wronged. Explain exactly how.”
“Exposed for trading examination papers, he tried to shift the blame onto Zheng Xia.”
“Why is Zheng Xia sentenced to death?”
“Zheng Xia has been wronged. I ask Your Highness to order a retrial.”
“Do you know why your Xia family is so poor,”