见惯了人性叵测
“we are used to the dark sides of human nature.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不过律师做久了
“After years in law,”
见惯了 人性叵测
“we are used to the dark sides of human nature.”
难免会权衡利弊
“Weighing pros and cons just a natural thing”
“I cannot help being calculating because I have seen how selfish people can be.”
Educated Chinese professionals often incorporate classical idioms into casual reflections to articulate mature, albeit cynical, worldviews.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
used to seeing / accustomed to seeing
Combines the verb 'to see' with the complement 'guàn' to denote habituation to certain phenomena.
human nature is unpredictable and treacherous
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) describing the deep, often untrustworthy complexity of human motives.
Indicates the completed attainment of being accustomed to such observations.
