有再一再二
“♪ The two of us, working late at night, sneak up to the base of the wall ♪ The same bad thing could happen once or twice,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
又是你俩
“It's the two of you again.”
有再一再二
“♪ The two of us, working late at night, sneak up to the base of the wall ♪ The same bad thing could happen once or twice,”
“You got away with this twice, but don't push your luck any further.”
Traditional Chinese culture often allows tolerance up to the second occurrence ('再一再二'), but views crossing into the third time ('再三再四') as an unforgivable breach of patience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
happening a first and second time
The first half of the proverb '有再一再二,没有再三再四', meaning a mistake might be tolerated twice, but never repeatedly.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(I would change my mind,) (so he begged me to give you another chance.)”
“but you did it time and time again.”
“You did it over and over again.”