才好在这棋盘上 不被踢出局
“to prevent himself from being eliminated.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He needs to find some biting fighters”
才好 在这 棋盘上 不 被踢出 局
“to prevent himself from being eliminated.”
这是25人的随从 里面包括随侍小厮
“These are their attendants, including personal servants, guards, and carters.”
“If we do not arm ourselves with vicious tools, we will be destroyed.”
Chinese political philosophy often compares statecraft and survival to a game of chess where one misstep leads to complete defeat.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
on the chessboard
Metaphorically used to depict high-stakes political or strategic situations where people are treated as pieces.
to be kicked out of the game; to be eliminated
Common spoken idiom used in business, competition, or power struggles when someone loses standing entirely.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You aren't trapped by chess?”
“You're in the mood to play Go here? [The Pure Charm of Bamboo] I was fighting outside.”
“you must not let that scheme”
“He bought you over with a chessboard. No, I... Look at this now.”
“Don't tell me he was playing Go with you here. It was playing Go on the surface.”
“that you shouldn't push me out.”