就是踩在四位爷的肩膀上
“you'll stand on their shoulders.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If Yang Men Nyu Jiang succeeds,”
就是 踩在 四位 爷的肩膀上
“you'll stand on their shoulders.”
“They are the ones who lift you up.”
“Do not become arrogant if this succeeds; remember who paved the way for you.”
Traditional Chinese performance troupes heavily stress filial piety toward teachers and mentors, requiring junior performers to always give credit to elders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
standing on the shoulders of someone
Used idiomatically to indicate achieving success thanks to the foundation or sacrifices built by predecessors.
the four esteemed masters/elders
In northern and theatrical culture, adding '爷' shows deep respect for experienced elders or master artists.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“she was trampled by someone even more favored”
“I've scouted this place several times.”
“His foot got crushed!”
“can go all out to fight for the top spot.”
“on this one. The button is now fastened.”
“of the giant and drew my inspiration”