这种人 怎么能考得上
“How can such a person pass the exams?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and even a mistress outside for nearly a year.”
这种人 怎么能 考得上
“How can such a person pass the exams?”
这亲事
“Is this match”
“He is a scoundrel and failure; under no circumstances will we approve this match.”
Traditional culture deeply links personal virtue with academic destiny; moral misconduct (like keeping a secret mistress) is seen as a harbinger of failure and divine retribution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this kind of person
Usually carries a strong derogatory connotation when evaluating someone's character.
how could he possibly pass
A rhetorical pattern expressing the absolute impossibility of someone achieving success.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How could I possibly have gotten in?”
“You haven't even tried. How do you know you'll fail?”
“I made it.”
“in the provincial capital on his own. Why compare yourself to him?”
“I won't make it. You haven't tried, so how do you know?”
“I'm not sure if I can do it.”