傲慢只会让人自食其果
“(Arrogance always backfires.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那又怎么样
“(So what?)”
傲慢只会让人 自食其果
“(Arrogance always backfires.)”
我只想专注做好我想做的事情
“(I just want to focus on doing what I set out to do)”
“You think you are invincible, but your cockiness will ruin you.”
Chinese interpersonal rhetoric often leans on traditional morality tales where arrogance and disregard for harmony naturally result in self-inflicted downfall.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to reap what one sows; to suffer the consequences of one's own actions
A formal idiom (chengyu) commonly used in arguments or warnings when highlighting negative outcomes caused by bad behavior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Excessive modesty is also a form of pride.”
“Why, then, have you grown complacent”
“He's too proud.”
“Pride comes before a fall.”