给人和戏都留条活路
“Leave the performers and the play some breathing room.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
针脚别太密了
“Don't make the stitches too tight.”
给人和戏都 留条活路
“Leave the performers and the play some breathing room.”
小慧
“Xiaohui.”
“Don't push things or people to the absolute extreme; everyone needs a little breathing room to survive.”
Traditional Chinese wisdom emphasizes never pushing things to the absolute limit, allowing others to save face and survive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
leave a way out / give someone a chance to survive
Used when pleading for mercy or advising someone not to corner others completely in a conflict or negotiation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm leaving you a way out.”
“I'm leaving you a way out.”
“and leave us a way to live.”
“every play has its own fate.”
“every play has its own fate.”
“Training in opera is not the same thing. Right, right.”