是他们把你们托上去的
“They are the ones who lift you up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you'll stand on their shoulders.”
是他们把你们 托上去 的
“They are the ones who lift you up.”
在我们这行当里
“In our line of work,”
“Don't get arrogant; you owe your current status entirely to the elders who supported you.”
In traditional Chinese crafts and performing arts, success is viewed as a collective continuation of the masters' legacy, requiring deep humility and gratitude toward elders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
It is... that... (emphatic structure)
Used to emphasize the agent, time, place, or manner of a past action that is already known.
to lift up; to elevate someone's status
Can be used literally for lifting an object, or figuratively for helping someone rise in rank or fame.
Closes the emphatic 'shi... de' construction, adding certainty and finality to the statement about a past event.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“for everyone at the Sixth Air Base.”
“They brought it upon themselves.”
“You want to make him your scapegoat.”
“means the reform”
“I only led them there.”
“Someone asked me to give this to you.”