但是常在河边走
“But if you walk by the river often enough,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我知道了
“I got it.”
但是 常在河边走
“But if you walk by the river often enough,”
哪有不湿鞋的
“your shoes are bound to get wet.”
“Don't kid yourself; you won't get lucky forever.”
Chinese speakers often quote only the first half of a well-known proverb (like 'walking by the riverbank') expecting the listener to complete the thought ('one is bound to wet their shoes'), serving as an indirect cautionary tale.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
frequently walking by the riverbank (first half of a proverb meaning taking risks often)
Use this phrase to set up the warning that repeated exposure to temptation or risk inevitably brings consequences.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.”
“as the saying goes well,”
“We'll mind our own business from now on.”
“We should go from there.”
“Everywhere I go, the memories come rushing back.”
“You want to walk a clean path,”