自以为 大家都和你们一样
“You assume everyone is just like you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
蝇营狗苟
“just as shameless.”
自以为 大家都和你们 一样
“You assume everyone is just like you.”
可是不好意思 我夏晓兰 就是凭着我自己的本事
“But sorry, I, Xia Xiaolan, rely on my own abilities”
“Just because you are petty and deceitful doesn't mean the rest of us are.”
In Chinese moral discourse, accusing someone of judging noble motives by petty self-interest ('measuring the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a petty person') is a stinging rhetorical rebuke.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
smugly assume; take for granted wrongly
Used to point out someone's misplaced self-righteousness or erroneous assumptions.
the same as you
Common comparative structure used here pejoratively to group opponents together.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is just self-righteousness.”
“since you arrogantly thought there would always be someone to bail you out.”
“People prefer to associate with those on their own level.”
“a little too self-righteous?”
“They thought they could win people's support.”
“Who does she think she is? Come on.”