想要釜底抽薪 需要的是谋划
“To solve the problem at its root, we need careful planning.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
郑大人在官员中 根基深厚 牵一发动全身
“Mr. Zheng has deep roots among the officials— a slight move could affect everything.”
想要 釜底抽薪 需 要的是 谋划
“To solve the problem at its root, we need careful planning.”
可眼下
“But right now,”
“Do not act impulsively; attacking him directly now will only destroy us.”
Classical Chinese political wisdom prioritizes calculated indirect maneuvering over brute force, especially when confronting deeply entrenched factions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take drastic measures to solve a problem from its root
One of the Thirty-Six Stratagems; use when describing a plan that eliminates the underlying source of a crisis.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Burn your bridges,”
“Burn one's bridges.”
“prove she is willing to burn her boats.”
“and your years of planning won't be in vain.”
“you'll have the chance to unravel”
“only then will you have the chance to unravel everything”