便是作壁上观之人
“"who stands by and watches."”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
另一种
“"The other is the one"”
便是作壁上观之人
“"who stands by and watches."”
我虽然不是我姑姑那样的大英雄
“I may not be a great heroine like my aunt,”
“They are just aloof spectators who care nothing for justice.”
In Chinese moral philosophy, standing by while injustice unfolds without intervening is often viewed as a passive form of moral failure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to sit on the fence; to watch from the sidelines without getting involved
An idiom derived from historical warfare, commonly used to describe passive spectators during a critical crisis.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Standing by with folded arms.”
“yet you sit here with your hands folded?”
“please stay out of this.”
“can finally make sense when seen”