我就是要让你身败名裂
“I must destroy your reputation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
林晚星
“Lin Wanxing,”
我 就是要 让你 身败名裂
“I must destroy your reputation.”
舒教授 你好了吗
“Professor Shu, are you ready?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, reputation (名誉) and public face (面子) are deeply tied to a person's social survival; thus, making someone 'lose both reputation and standing' (身败名裂) is the ultimate form of retribution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
discredited and ruined; total public disgrace
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) describing someone whose public reputation, status, and standing are utterly destroyed.
simply intend to / be determined to
Used to convey obstinate determination or an uncompromising stance in high-conflict speech.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he ruined his reputation”
“your reputation will be ruined.”
“My goal is to make him panic.”
“was ruined by you!”
“And you ruined your own reputation!”
“I need him to believe that I'm completely broke.”