这次是我运气好
“I was lucky this time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
每次都输你
“I always lose.”
这次是我运气好
“I was lucky this time.”
搞不好下次你就赢了啊
“Maybe you'll win next time.”
“Do not feel bad, you are just as good as me and I only got lucky.”
In Chinese social interactions, attributing personal success to good fortune rather than innate superiority helps preserve the counterpart's face and prevents arrogance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be lucky / to have good luck
Widely used to self-effacingly brush off success or genuinely acknowledge a fortunate turn of events.
this time it is me who...
A spoken phrase used to isolate a single occurrence, often used before explaining an outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“who's brought me this good fortune.”
“I just happened to catch the right wave.”
“but it's still a stroke of luck to see this tonight.”
“I just had a bit of luck,”
“But I got lucky and actually found one.”
“Our luck isn't that bad at all.”