你们能这样顾全大局
“you can take the whole situation into account.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
真是让我意外
“I'm surprised”
你们能这样 顾全大局
“you can take the whole situation into account.”
“What are you talking about, Daddy? It's our duty.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese collectivist culture, subordinating personal grievances or individual gains to preserve family harmony or collective welfare is considered one of the highest moral virtues.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
take the whole situation into account; consider the big picture
A formal and highly respected idiom used to praise individuals who subordinate selfish desires to collective stability.