越是在心烦意乱的时候
“The more agitated one is”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
要沉着
“To stay calm”
越是在心烦意乱的时候
“The more agitated one is”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese leadership philosophy heavily values keeping emotional composure under pressure, viewing inner stillness as essential to making sound decisions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
precisely when / the more it is at the moment of...
Use this structure to emphasize an extreme condition under which a specific behavior becomes even more crucial.
perturbed; agitated; upset and confused
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to describe being overwhelmed by distracting thoughts or emotional turmoil.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Whenever I feel distraught,”
“also upsets me.”
“It is inevitable that his temperament has become unstable.”
“[Shi Yue] We must stay calm at a time like this.”
“I panicked.”
“that you have too many distracting thoughts.”