不像你斤斤计较 就爱挑别人毛病
“Unlike you, always whining about something.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是做事有魄力
“but he's got guts.”
不像你 斤斤计较 就爱挑别人毛病
“Unlike you, always whining about something.”
对对对
“Right.”
“You are far too petty and critical, why can't you be more open-minded like them?”
In Chinese interpersonal ethics, being broad-minded and bold (daliang / daqi) is praised, while being excessively calculating over trivial matters is viewed as unappealing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
haggling over every ounce / overly petty and calculating
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used critically to describe someone who obsesses over small gains or minor details.
to nitpick / to find fault
A highly colloquial idiom for pointing out flaws, mistakes, or shortcomings in a person or work.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I won't hold it against you this time.”
“Don't haggle over small gains.”
“I'm letting this slide today.”
“I won't stoop to argue with an ignorant brat like you.”
“If I really had a grudge against you, I wouldn't have waited until today.”
“I just won't hold it against you.”
“I can't really hold it against a kid.”
“I won't hold any of these against you.”