因为以前 我们是一起差
“Because before, we were struggling together.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是也怕你越来越好
“But at the same time, I'm afraid you'll get better.”
因为 以前 我们是 一起差
“Because before, we were struggling together.”
现在我们不能一起好
“Now we can't succeed together.”
“Our bond was built on struggling together, and if you succeed alone, I am afraid you will outgrow me.”
A common theme in Chinese relationship dynamics is the proverb that it is easy to share hardship (tong gan gong ku) when both partners have nothing, but much harder to stay together once one or both achieve success and status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
because in the past; because before
Used to introduce a past condition or history as the reason for a present feeling or situation.
be bad/poorly off together
An unconventional, parallel phrasing ('together + adjective') used in emotional dialogue to contrast with 'getting better together'.
