就总有手脚被缠住的理由
“reasons to be held back.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
会留下来的人
“Those who stay always have”
就 总有 手脚 被 缠住 的 理由
“reasons to be held back.”
他们愿意待在这
“If they choose to remain,”
“If people really want to stay, they will invent whatever obligations necessary to tie themselves down.”
Chinese social philosophy frequently emphasizes the web of human ties and duties (renqing) that can bind an individual's agency and make departure impossible.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
inevitably have; there will always be
Used to express an inevitable pattern or recurring certainty.
hands and feet are bound; to be constrained by obligations
A vivid figurative metaphor indicating that someone's freedom of action is severely limited by commitments.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Aren't you afraid your hand will bleed again?”
“but I'm too clumsy”
“I felt my feet clenching like fists.”
“Do you like tying hands or feet?”
“Your leg is caught, isn’t it? Don't move.”
“Could it be because the body is being used as leverage against him?”