檀先生为朋友两肋插刀
“Mr. Tan, you're willing to go to great lengths for a friend.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
所以我是特地为她来澄清的
“So I came to clear things up for her.”
檀先生为 朋友 两肋插刀
“Mr. Tan, you're willing to go to great lengths for a friend.”
我能理解
“I can understand that.”
“I respect your loyalty, but personal feelings shouldn't blind you to the hard facts.”
Going to great lengths for friends embodies the traditional chivalric virtue of loyalty, often invoked in mediation to show respect before addressing business.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
risk one's life or make great sacrifices for a friend
A classic Chinese idiom used to praise utmost loyalty and devotion among friends.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you trying to poach my staff right in front of me, Mr. Tan?”
“Mr. Tan, don't worry.”
“Mr. Tan is very easy to get along with.”
“Thanks to Mr. Tan's willfulness,”
“Mr. Du did have a power of attorney written.”
“Luckily, Mr. Tan was there to see it.”