在舞台上软不塌塌的
“you'll look all limp onstage.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
腰不直
“If your back isn't straight,”
在舞台上 软不塌塌 的
“you'll look all limp onstage.”
“Wriggling like a snake up there.”
“You have no backbone or energy out there; stand up straight and show some discipline.”
In Chinese physical training and arts, an upright back and firm posture represent one's inner spirit and moral fiber; being 'limp' signifies laziness and disrespect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
flabby; limp; completely devoid of firmness
A descriptive colloquial adjective used to criticize someone's lack of physical erectness or energetic spirit.
on the stage
Standard locative phrase indicating performance context.
Nominalizes and emphasizes the preceding descriptive adjective phrase.