被刷下来的人有什么好笼络的呀
“Why recruit those who fail?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
被刷下来的人才
“who fail the exam, right?”
被刷下来 的 人 有什么好 笼络 的 呀
“Why recruit those who fail?”
因为那位太后呗
“Because of that Empress Dowager, of course.”
“Why bother wasting time on losers who couldn't even make the cut?”
In historical and political narratives, building personal cliques (党羽) often involves gathering even marginalized or discarded figures to build power bases.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
eliminated / screened out / disqualified
Common spoken idiom used when candidates fail an exam, audition, or selection process.
to win over / to rope in / to co-opt
Often carries a slightly calculating or political connotation of securing someone's loyalty through favors.
what is the point of... / what is so good about...
A rhetorical construction expressing skepticism, dismissiveness, or disbelief.
Softens the rhetorical question while adding a lively, questioning flavor to the doubt.
