真是闭门家中坐 祸从天上来
“disaster really struck us out of nowhere while we were just sitting at home.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱们这回啊
“This time,”
真是 闭门家中坐 祸从天上来
“disaster really struck us out of nowhere while we were just sitting at home.”
我算是看清楚了
“I see it clearly now.”
“We did nothing wrong and stayed out of trouble, yet we are being blamed for this mess.”
Traditional Chinese fatalism reflects the belief that unavoidable trouble ('flying disasters') can strike even righteous individuals who try their best to keep a low profile.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
disaster strikes out of nowhere even when staying indoors minding one's business
A classic idiomatic rhyming saying used to complain about becoming an innocent victim of sudden, unprovoked misfortune.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“While you've shut yourself away at home,”
“I forgot my keys and couldn't even get into the house.”
“- What bad luck! - I'm not eating!”
“Talk about rotten luck! Misfortune really came knocking.”
“I can't bring bad luck to your home.”
“Something terrible has happened!”