甚至连第一个案子都挨不过去
“He might not have even gotten through his very first case.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他不可能顺当地走到今天
“he wouldn't have made it this far so smoothly.”
甚至连 第一个案子 都 挨不过去
“He might not have even gotten through his very first case.”
这是啥时候的事啊?
“When did that happen?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The verb '挨' encapsulates the Chinese virtue of enduring hard times through grit and perseverance until conditions improve.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not even; wouldn't even...
An emphatic grammatical pattern used to stress an extreme minimum condition.
unable to endure / survive through
Used to describe being unable to endure tough ordeals, severe crises, or painful periods.