太自以为是了
“a little too self-righteous?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
高启强 你是不是有点
“Gao Qiqiang, don't you think you're”
太 自以为是 了
“a little too self-righteous?”
你想认这个女儿 你有没有想过 人家想不想
“You want to take her as your daughter, but have you ever thought about whether she wants to”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese interpersonal norms heavily condemn imposing kinship or favors onto someone without mutual consent, viewing it as boundary violation under the guise of goodwill.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
presumptuous; opinionated; conceited; acting as if only oneself is right
A common idiom used to rebuke someone who unilaterally imposes their will without caring about others' perspectives.
Emphasizes that the degree of arrogance has reached an unacceptable or excessive threshold.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You made choices for my life”
“(So full of yourself.)”
“Liu Wei, you're full of yourself.”
“you're not something special.”
“Who does she think she is?”
“Why, then, have you grown complacent”
“So I came up with this foolish plan,”
“tried to act clever and asked him, "Sir,”
“Pride comes before a fall.”
“a total egomaniac.”
“but now it's just pure arrogance.”
“You're taking yourself too seriously.”
“You think you're smart and play all kinds of tricks.”
“I felt a little proud.”
“what it means to be too clever”
“I was far too self-righteous before.”
“It's his own arrogance to blame.”