才更渴望不择手段地往上爬
“he was more eager to get promoted by any means.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“- He had no power. - Just because he was a mere soldier,”
才更 渴望 不择手段 地往上爬
“he was more eager to get promoted by any means.”
何况 他可不是普通小兵
“Besides, he wasn't a mere soldier.”
“Desperate men are the most dangerous and useful pawns because they will do anything to rise.”
In traditional Chinese political narratives, elites frequently exploit lower-class ambition, viewing desperate underlings as expendable weapons.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
by fair means or foul; by any means necessary
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) with a pejorative nuance, used when describing someone achieving goals unscrupulously.
to climb the social/career ladder
Often carries a critical or cynical connotation regarding opportunistic social or career climbing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to climb up the ladder?”
“if we want to take it to the next level,”
“If you want to climb higher,”
“and give them the motivation to climb.”
“Do you want to get promoted or get rich?”
“But if we want to improve our performance,”