空有一腔抱负却无处施展
“Full of ambition but with nowhere to apply it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不过在事业上有一些阻力
“But you face some obstacles in your career.”
空有 一腔抱负 却 无处施展
“Full of ambition but with nowhere to apply it.”
我说得对吗
“Am I right?”
“I see right through you; you're frustrated that your talent is being wasted.”
A deeply resonant concept in Chinese culture where an individual possesses great talent and ambition but laments the lack of an appreciative patron or suitable circumstances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
having noble ambitions in vain
Use this literary idiom to describe someone whose great potential or grand aspirations remain unfulfilled.
having no platform to display one's talents
A common collocation when talking about feeling stuck or lacking career opportunities to demonstrate skills.