将功补过的机会
“a chance to make up for your mistakes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
荣哥想给你一个
“Mr. Rong wants to give you”
将功补过 的机会
“a chance to make up for your mistakes.”
让我干吗
“What do you want me to do?”
“You screwed up, and this dangerous job is your only chance to save yourself.”
In underworld or high-stakes group hierarchies, past mistakes can endanger one's standing unless repaid with high-risk service.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to atone for a crime by good deeds; make up for past faults
A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) used when someone is given a second chance after making a severe mistake.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to make up for it.”
“is a chance to redeem yourself through merit.”
“you still have a chance to atone for it.”