天底下人都想着加官晋爵
“Everyone else is trying to climb the ranks.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
所言极是
“you're absolutely right.”
天底下人都 想着 加官晋爵
“Everyone else is trying to climb the ranks.”
“Who would think we only seek to remain in our current positions?”
“Others crave power, but in this dangerous political climate, just keeping our current posts alive is hard enough.”
In traditional Chinese bureaucracy, climbing too high often brought extreme political risk, making peaceful retention of one's post a genuine blessing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
under heaven; in the whole world
Use this spoken or literary phrase to make sweeping statements about human nature or worldly affairs.
to win promotion and gain noble titles
A traditional four-character idiom describing ambitious advancement in civil or bureaucratic ranks.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You might even earn an official title.”
“Opportunity is raining down on us right now, you know?”
“which is peace for the land”
“Every shameful deed in the world”
“You're a man of great wealth and fortune!”
“more than being the ruler of the world.”