是因为他露富了
“It's because they flaunted their wealth.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我觉得不是
“I don't think so.”
是因为 他 露富 了
“It's because they flaunted their wealth.”
“They scared off the God of Wealth and welcomed back the God of Plague.”
“He brought this disaster entirely on himself by showing off.”
Traditional Chinese wisdom strongly advises concealing affluence to avoid envy, robbery, and bad luck.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to show off wealth, to flaunt riches
A set phrase carrying a cautionary connotation against conspicuously displaying affluence.
Marks the completed action as a new relevant situation explaining the subsequent outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's all because of him.”
“made him realize he'd already blown his cover”
“To protect the wealth he has today,”
“and this man took liberties with her.”
“If he hadn't cheated me out of my money,”
“to make a fool of him.”