就是为了显示自己比他们有文化 是吗
“to show that you're more cultured than them, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“by the ordinary workers and farmers. You just had to use these difficult words”
就是为了 显示自己 比他们 有文化 是吗
“to show that you're more cultured than them, right?”
“This proves that you look down on them.”
“Stop acting superior and flaunting your education over common people.”
In Chinese mass-line political culture, intellectuals are expected to use accessible language to connect with the masses; flaunting obscure diction is seen as bourgeois arrogance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to show off; to flaunt oneself
Often carries a negative connotation implying vain ostentation or pretentious behavior.
educated; cultured
Used colloquially to denote literacy, education, or cultural refinement, sometimes mockingly in anti-elitist contexts.
Forms a sharp rhetorical tag question that demands agreement and corners the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I could tell you were an intellectual. You're too kind.”
“I'll show off all I want.”
“Talk about black holes or something. That'll make you sound educated.”
“calling you that would sound sophisticated”