你在台上人模狗样的
“And you were on stage, putting on airs.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I was handling things around backstage.”
你在台上 人模狗样 的
“And you were on stage, putting on airs.”
我记得
“I remember you thanked your professor and your parents, right?”
“You pretended to be a big shot on stage while I did all the dirty work.”
In Chinese teamwork ethics, taking all the public spotlight while neglecting the behind-the-scenes contributor breeds intense resentment, often expressed via stark contrast between appearance and reality.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
putting on airs; dressed to kill while behaving badly; deceptively respectable
A pungent derogatory idiom used to mock someone who looks respectable on the outside but lacks substance or integrity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“No, you looked like you were in charge up there.”
“standing stiffly on stage,”
“you'll embarrass yourself on stage.”
“you'll embarrass yourself on stage.”
“(you'll embarrass yourself on stage.)”
“If not in the office,”