萧兄这是要我与天命一搏
“You want me to gamble with fate?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
萧兄
“Mr. Xiao!”
萧兄这是要我 与天命一搏
“You want me to gamble with fate?”
还是你运气好
“You're just lucky.”
“You are asking me to risk everything on an impossible gamble.”
In traditional Chinese thought, destiny is seen as preordained, making the idea of fighting destiny a profound act of defiance and peril.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to gamble against fate; to wage a desperate fight against destiny
A dramatic, literary idiom used when taking an immense risk against overwhelming odds.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you won't let me down.”
“Mr. Xiao, your trick really is smart.”
“you wouldn't even agree with me saying that.”
“You're thoughtful,”
“How could you tell his height, Mr. Xiao?”
“You were investigating that eunuch who tested the medicine.”