没给你们这些老人丢脸
“You didn't embarrass the veterans.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好
“Good.”
没给 你们这些 老人 丢脸
“You didn't embarrass the veterans.”
当年你就是靠着
“Back then, you relied on”
“I did a great job and lived up to your high expectations, so acknowledge me.”
In Chinese institutional culture, a newcomer's performance directly reflects on the mentors who trained them; avoiding 'losing face' for seniors honors the mentorship lineage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lose face; to cause embarrassment
Use this common idiom when someone's poor performance brings shame upon themselves or their group.
veterans; senior members
In workplace or institutional contexts, this refers to experienced old hands rather than just elderly people.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What if you actually hurt the old man? So what if he's old?”
“Your old man can no longer protect you.”
“What if you really hurt him?”