那是我高风亮节 故意把他放在前面的
“I was being humble. I put his name first on purpose.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就凭这一点 他就要负主要的责任
“That alone puts primary responsibility on him.”
那是 我 高风亮节 故意 把他放在前面的
“I was being humble. I put his name first on purpose.”
“He was a fresh graduate. What did he know?”
“Don't pin this on him—I was just doing him a favor by giving him top billing.”
In Chinese professional and academic culture, senior mentors sometimes place younger protégés first in credits or reports to promote their careers, which can later blur accountability when issues arise.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
noble character and integrity; magnanimous and selfless
A formal four-character idiom often used to praise someone's lofty moral conduct, here used somewhat self-referentially or defensively to claim moral generosity.
intentionally; on purpose
Use this adverb before a verb to emphasize that an action was calculated rather than an accidental mistake.
Functions as part of the 'shi... de' cleft construction to emphasize the speaker's motive behind the past action.
