被骗一次是傻 被骗两次就活该
“Fool me once, I'm dumb. Fool me twice, I deserve it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对
“Right, right.”
被骗 一次 是 傻 被骗 两次 就活该
“Fool me once, I'm dumb. Fool me twice, I deserve it.”
对 不是
“Right, no.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Parallel to the English proverb 'fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me', Chinese culture emphasizes self-reflection and personal blame if one repeatedly falls for the same deception.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
serves one right / to deserve what happens
Commonly used to state that someone brought misfortune upon themselves and deserves no sympathy.
to be tricked / to be deceived
Standard passive construction used when someone falls victim to a scam, trick, or emotional betrayal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She fooled you.”
“(I was fooled for so long.) (How could I be so stupid?)”
“I got scammed. How much?”
“Can't trick me a second time.”
“Miss Tang, you have deceived me once.”
“because she was deceived by a bad person?”