犯不着为了一个案子搭上一辈子
“It's not worth spending your whole life chasing one case.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
犯不着 为了一个案子 搭上一辈子
“It's not worth spending your whole life chasing one case.”
要不是当年 你坚持把这个案子查下去
“If you hadn't insisted on digging into it,”
“You have sacrificed enough for this case; stop torturing yourself before it completely destroys you.”
In Chinese police and professional culture, an apprentice often assumes an emotional duty of care for their veteran mentor beyond strict work boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not worth it; no point in doing something
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to advise someone against an overreaction or excessive sacrifice.
to sacrifice one's entire lifetime
A vivid colloquial idiom expressing extreme, irreversible personal cost or sacrifice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't let this case hold you back.”
“But they're not worth risking your life.”
“But we can't, just for one exam, ruin your whole life.”