人穷志短 马瘦毛长
“Poverty leads to cowardice.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Look at you. Coward. What should I do?”
人穷志短 马瘦毛长
“Poverty leads to cowardice.”
行了 别愁了
“Enough worrying.”
“I have no money, so how can you expect me to act bold and ambitious?”
Chinese speakers frequently employ rhyming classical proverbs to rationalize personal shortcomings or economic struggles with universal human experience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
poverty stifles ambition
Widely quoted when financial hardship forces someone to lower their standards or lose confidence.
an emaciated horse grows long shaggy hair
The paired half of the idiom, used to describe an impoverished or downtrodden condition.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“poor, short, or bald? Wrong!”
“You're already as thin as a rake.”
“He was so poor that he had to beg for money.”
“Bleach, I'll give you two options:”
“As the saying goes, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.”
“We pick the best among the rough talent. Best picks.”