轮到自己的时候 全都换了一副嘴脸
“but when it was their turn, their expressions changed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们当初那般笃定 那般信誓旦旦
“They were so sure and confident back then,”
轮到 自己的 时候 全都 换了一副嘴脸
“but when it was their turn, their expressions changed.”
他们害怕、胆怯 却又心怀侥幸
“They were afraid, scared, and still felt they were lucky.”
“They talk tough until they are the ones on the chopping block.”
In Chinese social discourse, shifting attitudes when personal stakes arise is severely condemned as lacking integrity and genuine moral fortitude.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when it comes to / turn to
Used to denote that a turn, duty, or specific situation has reached someone.
to show a completely different face / to change one's tune abruptly
A vivid derogatory idiom used to criticize someone whose attitude shifts dishonestly based on self-interest.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now it is my turn.”
“It's my turn! Jiang Cheng, that's not fair!”
“it's not for an outsider like you to judge.”
“But now that it's my turn, I finally get it.”
“Now it's my turn to ask you!”
“is it your place to meddle?”