旁人也不会冲他下手
“others would not have targeted him,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“if our Master had not been so negligent in his duties,”
旁人 也不会 冲他下手
“others would not have targeted him,”
这件事情
“and things”
“He brought this on himself by being so sloppy.”
In traditional Chinese thinking, an outsider rarely attacks unless the victim exposes a fatal weakness or flaw first.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
target him / make a move against him
Use this collocation when describing someone taking hostile or opportunistic action against a specific person.
others / outsiders
A slightly formal or literary term referring to third parties or bystanders.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but we won't let anyone walk all over us!”
“than let others hurt you.”
“Otherwise, you will ways be bullied."”
“You get bullied when you are weak.”
“no one can touch you.”