总好过遭人欺瞒
“than being deceived”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
总好过
“That's still better”
总好过遭人欺瞒
“than being deceived”
“I'd rather be tough and blunt than let someone make a fool of me.”
A common mindset of pragmatic survival where suffering immediate awkwardness or pain is judged preferable to suffering humiliation and exploitation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still better than; at least better than
Used when arguing that one bad situation or harsh action is preferable to a far worse alternative.
to suffer deception at the hands of others
A somewhat literary, poignant way to express being kept in the dark and lied to.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“they do not even bother to lie.”
“to keep it from falling into evil hands.”
“Letting others know you're not someone who can be easily bullied is a right you should have.”
“He won't be at a disadvantage.”
“so you wouldn't get pushed around as a newcomer.”
“Otherwise, you will ways be bullied."”