我还上赶着给他燃心烛
“Why would I light his soul candle?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Before he entered the Prison, he wanted me torn to pieces.”
我还 上赶着 给他燃心烛
“Why would I light his soul candle?”
我又没毛病
“I'm not out of my mind.”
“Are you kidding? Why on earth would I do him a favor when he wants me dead?”
In Chinese social psychology, 'shangganzhe' carries the stigma of lowering one's dignity to please someone who does not value you, which is considered a loss of self-respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
eagerly forcing oneself upon someone; desperately doing an unappreciated favor
A highly colloquial northern phrase used to describe unsolicited, overly eager favors, usually carrying a self-deprecating or critical connotation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and destroy the whole lot.”
“and throwing his weight around my turf?”
“will form a light in our hearts.”
“Understood. I'll send someone to get a candle. Wait.”
“I'll let the lamp”
“has reignited our hope”