就足以让所有努力功亏一篑
“(is enough to watch all that effort go down the drain.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一次意外
“(or one accident)”
就 足以让所有努力 功亏一篑
“(is enough to watch all that effort go down the drain.)”
我一度以为
“(I used to think)”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Derived from classical Chinese literature (The Book of Documents), it stresses vigilance and the tragic fragility of monumental efforts near completion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fall short by a single basket of earth / fail right at the finish line
A classic Chengyu used to describe a massive project ruined at the final hurdle.
sufficient to cause / enough to make
Used in cause-and-effect reasoning to indicate a decisive causal impact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he has done everything,”
“Thus, the plan failed.”
“all your previous efforts would be in vain.”
“Giving up halfway means all previous efforts are wasted.”
“Otherwise, all our efforts will come to nothing.”