这好机会能赖上他
“This is a good opportunity to cling to him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还是太单纯了 孩子
“You are still too naive, my girl.”
这 好机会 能 赖上 他
“This is a good opportunity to cling to him.”
“Even if you don't ask him for a car or a house,”
“You had him right where you wanted him, and you just let him off the hook!”
Older or more worldly individuals in Chinese drama often chastise the younger generation for idealistic honesty, urging them to extract practical material assets like apartments or cars when an opportunity arises.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
golden opportunity
A basic collocation indicating an advantageous circumstance that should not be squandered.
to cling to someone; to extort or freeload off someone by clinging to them
A colloquial verb carrying strong connotations of refusing to let someone off the hook for personal gain or support.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I think you should seize this opportunity.”
“Since today is a rare opportunity,”
“have tons of opportunities to sing solos in the future.”
“(But I really) (don't want to give up this chance.)”
“Finally got his chance”
“So now he seizes every opportunity”