在他们年轻人还没站稳脚跟之前
“Before these young ones have firmly established themselves,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在他们年轻人 还没 站稳脚跟 之前
“Before these young ones have firmly established themselves,”
“we shouldn't get too close to them.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In competitive or bureaucratic environments, seniors avoid entangling junior allies until they are stable enough to withstand political scrutiny.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to gain a firm footing; to establish oneself firmly
A very common idiomatic four-character expression used for career, business, or political positioning.
before ... has yet to ...
A standard temporal frame structure indicating that an action must wait until a milestone is met.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I thought I was young, so I just rested for a while”
“we were both too young.”
“These young people today...”
“Being young means I act without hesitation.”
“I underestimated them before.”
“has only just begun.”