这货是在那儿自保呢
“He's protecting himself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“kicking a man when he's down. He wants Hu Sanyuan dead!”
这货 是在那儿 自保 呢
“He's protecting himself.”
他只有定性成 是胡三元蓄意搞破坏
“If they define it as deliberate sabotage by Hu Sanyuan,”
“Don't fall for his act; he is just framing Hu Sanyuan to escape blame himself.”
In workplace and political friction, shifting blame onto someone vulnerable to ensure one's own safety is widely recognized and culturally scrutinized as opportunistic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this fellow / this jerk
A highly colloquial, derogatory pronoun used to refer to someone disliked or disrespected.
self-preservation / save one's own skin
Used to describe actions taken purely to avoid getting implicated or punished.
Marks an ongoing action and adds an explanatory, gossipy tone to highlight reality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What are you doing hiding there?”
“But that thing is still out there.”
“is merely a way to ensure my safety.”
“He'll get beaten up in there.”
“You'd better explain where you got it.”
“Where is that thing you mentioned?”