真是吉人自有天相啊大人
“Heaven watches over the righteous, Commissioner Di.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
太好了
“Thank goodness!”
真是 吉人自有天相 啊大人
“Heaven watches over the righteous, Commissioner Di.”
大人您真是我的榜样
“You are a true inspiration to me, sir.”
“I am so relieved you made it through, and I want to stay on your good side.”
In traditional Chinese belief, moral righteousness attracts heavenly protection, so attributing survival to heaven is both a deep compliment of one's character and an auspicious blessing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Heaven protects a good person; good fortune smiles upon the worthy
A traditional proverb used to comfort someone who narrowly escaped danger or to compliment someone on their good fortune.
Exclamatory particle used here to heighten emotional warmth and deferential emphasis.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How fortunate you are.”
“Heaven truly blesses the worthy.”
“blessed.”
“He is a lucky man.”
“You've always been blessed.”
“Heaven watches over good people. How is it?”