倒是什么好处都占了
“You've got all the benefits.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
倒是 什么好处都占了
“You've got all the benefits.”
那年
“That year,”
“You take everything for yourself yet pretend to be the victim—what a hypocrite!”
Manipulating moral sympathy by feigning weakness or grievance while quietly securing material gains is widely despised in Chinese social dynamics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take advantage; to reap benefits
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to criticize someone who selfishly claims all perks or privileges.
contrary to expectation; instead
Used as an adverb to emphasize an unexpected contrast or an ironic twist of events.
Marks a completed state and reinforces the speaker's indignant realization of the unfair situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“how much of the benefits did you pocket?”
“We didn't get anything at all.”
“wouldn't you be having”
“What's in it for me?”
“But now look, we've found nothing”
“so I might as well get something out of it. That way, it's not a total loss.”