我在别人伤害我之前 我去伤害她们
“I hurt people before they could hurt me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That's why I grew thorns to protect myself.”
我在别人 伤害我 之前 我去 伤害她们
“I hurt people before they could hurt me.”
你能懂我吗
“Can you understand me?”
“I am deeply insecure and terrified of being abandoned, so I push people away first.”
Describing oneself as having 'grown thorns' (长出刺来) is a common modern Chinese metaphor for defensive cynics who conceal a tender heart.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
before...
The standard temporal clause marker to express pre-emptive actions or conditions.
to hurt / to cause harm to
Commonly used in spoken Chinese for both emotional wounding and physical harm.