掌声就是给我鼓的
“the applause will be for me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那吹火的人是我
“that if I do the fire breathing,”
掌声就是给我鼓的
“the applause will be for me.”
“Once I hear it, it'll be mine.”
“Don't you dare take credit for my hard work; that crowd was cheering for me!”
In Chinese traditional performance troupes, backstage workers or supporting performers often fiercely compete for stage validation and public recognition to secure their occupational status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to clap hands; to applaud
A common verb-object collocation; here inverted in passive/focus construction as '掌声...给我鼓的'.
precisely; definitely is
Used before a predicate to forcefully emphasize certainty or rebut another person's claim.
Functions as part of the 'shi...de' cleft construction to emphasize that the applause was meant specifically for the speaker.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Applauding in your head?”
“even if someone applauds for them, it still feels like a slap in the face.”
“encouraging applause is like a slap in the face.”
“Let's welcome Ms. Dianjiangchun”
“Let's give a round of applause!”
“my heart started pounding”