可惜我天纵英才
“What a pity that I,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Who knew it would still all be for nothing?”
可惜 我 天纵英才
“What a pity that I,”
竟在这皇庭
“a man of such great talent,”
“I am far superior to all of you, yet ruined by this cursed court.”
A pervasive archetype in classical Chinese literature where a scholar or official suffers from the tragedy of having immense genius ignored or crushed by imperial politics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
exceptionally gifted by heaven / born genius
A literary idiom used to describe an extraordinary talent or intellect endowed by fate.
what a pity / unfortunately
Used to introduce lamentation or disappointment over an unrealized positive situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to be born with exceptional gifts.”
“Who first came up with such a heaven-sent notion?”
“With my talent,”
“Maybe I really am talented.”
“I admit I do have some talent in that regard.”
“I used to think I was the chosen one,”