你当她是神佛呀
“Do you think she's some kind of goddess?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
姓唐的那律师
“That attorney named Tang”
你 当 她 是 神佛呀
“Do you think she's some kind of goddess?”
救不了你这条贱命
“She can't save your worthless life.”
“Stop being delusional; no lawyer can save you from this mess.”
In Chinese vernacular, invoking gods or Buddhas often highlights the absurdity of expecting miraculous salvation in secular, hopeless predicaments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do you think / you treat (someone) as
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce a rhetorical challenge questioning someone's unrealistic assumption.
gods and Buddhas; divine beings
Used metaphorically to denote an all-powerful savior capable of working miracles.
Adds rhetorical, incredulous emphasis to the sarcastic question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You dared to lie to me in front of Buddha?”
“I am your god—”
“Because she is a woman, I have been going easy on her.”
“she'll be happier than anyone in the world.”
“Yet you really thought you were a god.”
“Who does she think she is? She has no right to say that.”