工作至上 爱情滚蛋
“Career first. Love can get lost.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
工作才是我最爱的
“Work is my true love.”
工作至上 爱情滚蛋
“Career first. Love can get lost.”
“Great. I just shot myself in the foot. What?”
“Romance has caused me too much trouble, so I am going to bury myself in work.”
Urban Chinese youth frequently adopt cynical slogans prioritizing financial independence and career over romance as a coping mechanism against dating fatigue or relationship failure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
above all; paramount
Appended to nouns to form slogans signifying that a particular value reigns supreme.
get lost; beat it
A blunt, informal command used to tell someone or something to go away angrily or humorously.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Get lost if you don't stop the construction. Or I'll bury you alive.”
“I have to get to work. Let's each get on with our own day.”
“we will leave right away. We won't disturb you when you work.”
“If you can't, get lost. Get someone who can. Fine.”
“Get down to work.”
“For work, he'd literally give his life.”