我为我自己感到难过
“I felt sorry for myself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我今天看见你站在台上 我为你感到高兴
“Today, when I saw you onstage, I was happy for you.”
我为我 自己 感到难过
“I felt sorry for myself.”
“It was hard enough to outlast Hua Caixiang.”
“Your breakthrough only reminds me of how pathetic and stuck I am.”
In Chinese opera troupes, opportunities for leading roles are scarce, creating intense emotional tension between peers when one achieves a breakthrough.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to feel sad for someone or oneself
A standard spoken pattern used to express sympathy for someone or despair about one's own situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“sounds like I'm comforting myself,”
“I found myself repulsive.”
“[Whenever it gets me down, I cheer myself up.]”
“I feel deeply ashamed and remorseful. ♪ Every one of them gives me the strength not to fear being hurt ♪”