我是他的软肋
“I am his weakness.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我是 他的 软肋
“I am his weakness.”
用我要挟他听命于你 我还需要你帮我？
“He'll obey you for my sake… I need your help?”
“You don't want to help me; you just want to use me as a hostage to control him.”
In Chinese relational dynamics, having a 'soft rib' (软肋) denotes caring so deeply about someone that it renders one vulnerable to extortion or emotional manipulation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Achilles' heel / soft spot / vulnerability
A highly common metaphorical noun used to describe a person's core emotional or practical weakness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Keeping you alive can indeed be his weakness.”
“She was the weak link in the chain.”
“But maybe this time, I've found his weak spot.”
“I knew how cowardly he was,”
“to see his weak side.”
“You can't threaten him.”