人心不足蛇吞象
“Ambition is never satisfied!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为了军功
“for military merit?”
人心不足蛇吞象
“Ambition is never satisfied!”
我们脚下的蒴州
“The city under our feet”
“Their boundless greed will ultimately lead to their own destruction.”
Traditional Chinese wisdom frequently uses vivid allegorical metaphors from folk fables to illustrate that overreaching ambition inevitably causes self-ruin.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a man whose heart is not content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant; insatiable greed
A common proverb used to warn against or criticize extreme, self-destructive avarice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“A man who's never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant—”
“Talk about biting off more than you can chew.”
“- Greed never ends. - Your Majesty.”