但我现在真的已经洗心革面了
“But I've truly turned over a new leaf now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是 以前是我错了 我不该做这个生意
“Yes. I was wrong before. I shouldn't get into that business.”
但我现在 真的 已经 洗心革面 了
“But I've truly turned over a new leaf now.”
你说什么
“What did you say?”
“Please give me a chance, I am not the criminal I used to be.”
In Chinese culture, acknowledging severe moral failings requires dramatic, humble declarations of total spiritual and behavioral reformation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to turn over a new leaf; to thoroughly reform oneself
A common formal idiom (chengyu) often used in spoken Chinese when someone is repenting past mistakes or crimes.
Marks a change of state, emphasizing that the speaker has transitioned into a reformed person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Things are different from before. I'm a remade man.”
“Now I'm clear-minded”
“is to reflect, make changes, and start over.”