那恨不得将身家性命都托付于你 不看好你的时候
“They long to entrust everything to you. When you lose favor,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
看好你的时候 赞你是经商奇才
“When they favor you, they praise your genius in trade.”
那 恨不得 将 身家性命 都 托付于你 不看好 你的时候
“They long to entrust everything to you. When you lose favor,”
转头又将身家性命 拿去给他人献殷勤了
“they turn their backs on you and offer it all to others.”
“Do not trust people who flatter you when you are up; their loyalty is purely opportunistic.”
Reflects the common traditional Chinese critique of social opportunism, where people flock to the prosperous and abandon the fallen.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
itch to; cannot wait to; dying to
Used to describe an intense desire or urgency to do something, often exaggerated.
life and worldly possessions; entire livelihood
A dramatic four-character idiom emphasizing one's life, family safety, and wealth combined.
to have a good opinion of; to be optimistic about
Commonly used in business or investments when expressing faith in someone's future success.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Entrusted by others, I cannot break my promise.”
“and then entrust you to a good family.”
“He is not a good man for any woman. Marrying him might not be a good thing for you.”
“I'm just doing what I promised him.”
“Someone has entrusted me with the task of proposing a match for your Eldest Miss.”
“I didn't fail your trust. ♪ Who would dare destroy the ladder to immortality and end the path? ♪”