爷只当你是个心高的
“I thought you had high standards.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
费尽心思来求爷
“You went through all that trouble begging for my help.”
爷只当你是个 心高 的
“I thought you had high standards.”
“But after all that, this is the kind of man you're after.”
“I thought you were ambitious, but your taste is embarrassingly low.”
High-status masters often felt proprietary control over their subordinates' romantic choices and took personal offense when they settled for low-status partners.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thought that; assumed to be
Used to describe a prior mistaken assumption that has just been contradicted by reality.
ambitious; having high standards; proud
Often combined in phrases like '心高气傲' to describe someone with lofty pride or high expectations.
Nominalizes the description '心高', categorizing the listener into a particular type of person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm tired of your games.”
“Looks like you really resent me.”
“If your father comes to yell at me,”
“Watch out, or he'll butcher you.”
“you are actually someone who likes to keep a low profile.”
“I'll beat you to death!”