你当然可以理直气壮地说 你是成功人士
“Of course you can say that. You're successful.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Your talent finally gets noticed. That's a win. What's the problem?”
你 当然可以 理直气壮地 说 你是 成功人士
“Of course you can say that. You're successful.”
这么多人靠你吃饭
“People depend on you.”
“Stop acting so high and mighty just because you made some money; you are completely ignoring your real responsibilities.”
In Chinese relationships, personal professional triumph is expected to be tempered by humility and responsibility toward dependents; boasting triggers resentment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
boldly and self-righteously; with justice on one's side
A common four-character idiom describing someone who speaks or acts with total conviction, often perceived as self-righteous when used ironically.
successful person / elite
Used in spoken Chinese to refer to high-achievers or wealthy professionals, but frequently employed ironically in arguments.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you want to be a respected and successful person,”
“Why do you keep saying that? What's your point?”
“he looked like a refined and successful man.”
“- Is it successful? - Yes. Is it eye-catching? Yes.”
“You sound so self-righteous.”
“That depends on what you mean by "success."”