光知道埋头盖楼了
“We just knew how to build buildings.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是看不懂
“Before, we didn't get it.”
光知道埋头盖楼了
“We just knew how to build buildings.”
“But you know, once a building's up, people have to live in it,”
“You are working blindly without thinking about how to actually make money or sell the buildings.”
In modern Chinese business culture, there is an ongoing tension between traditional hard work ('chiku nailao') and modern commercial strategy, often critiqued as working blindly without market awareness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bury one's head in work; to immerse oneself blindly
Used before a verb to describe working diligently or quietly, sometimes with the nuance of neglecting the broader context.
only knowing to; only doing something without considering others
A colloquial structure used to express mild criticism about someone's one-track mind or lack of comprehensive thinking.
Marks the culmination or state of continuous action, adding a sense of exasperation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“nowadays, buildings can also have good views. It depends on whether the builder”
“only know I'm an actor.”
“These buildings are getting taller and taller now.”
“Besides, cutting corners when building houses costs lives.”
“But you know, once a building's up, people have to live in it,”
“I can't tell exactly who buried them.”