但愤怒无济于事
“(But anger was futile.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
殿下平日都会回房休息的 昨夜宿在书斋了
“His Highness usually rests in the bedroom. But last night, he stayed in the study.”
但愤怒 无济于事
“(But anger was futile.)”
日子还得向前
“(I had to move on.)”
“Calm down; stewing in rage will fix nothing, so pull yourself together.”
Chinese cultural philosophy strongly praises composure and enduring hardship over venting raw emotion when facing difficulties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
of no avail / useless / futile
A very useful four-character idiom (chengyu) to indicate that an action or emotion solves nothing.
anger / wrath
Formal noun or adjective describing intense fury, suitable for serious discourse.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“who will never make you throw a temper tantrum.”
“why get mad when I'm telling the truth?”
“he can only hold it in when he's wronged.”
“I'm about at my limit.”
“There is really nothing much we can do.”
“and can no longer endure.”