是你自己的作品争气
“Your work truly earned it on its own.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但入围项目啊 那都是评委们 一起评选出来的
“the shortlisted projects were decided by the judges collectively.”
是你 自己的 作品 争气
“Your work truly earned it on its own.”
听说 今年的颁奖礼是在港岛 你这也算是在
“I heard this year's ceremony will be held on Kong Island. You're finally making a name for yourself”
“Don't thank me or the judges; you earned this through your own talent.”
In competitive professional settings, affirming that one's own work 'zhengqi' assures the individual that meritocracy, rather than backdoor connections, brought the achievement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bring credit to / to live up to expectations / to make someone proud
Commonly applied to people, but idiomatically applied here to a creative 'work' (作品) that proves its worth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's my problem.”
“Can't you ever amount to anything?”
“Your art seems wild and free,”
“You should focus fully on your own work.”
“I want your own voice.”
“With your non-competitive nature,”