那不真成近视眼了吗 人这一辈子这么长
“That really would be shortsighted. Life is long.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you can't judge just by how things look right now.”
那 不真 成近视眼 了吗 人这 一辈子 这么长
“That really would be shortsighted. Life is long.”
“You are being totally short-sighted; think about the decades ahead, not just tomorrow.”
Traditional Chinese morality stresses looking at a person's enduring moral character and trajectory rather than temporary fortunes or setbacks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
short-sighted / nearsighted
Literally myopia, but frequently used metaphorically to describe someone lacking long-term vision.
a person's whole life
A classic framing device used to appeal to long-term perspective and wisdom.
Marks the rhetorical query, challenging the listener to acknowledge an undesirable outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Well, sorry. I didn't know you're nearsighted.”
“are you saying I'm old and my eyes are failing?”
“Good eye. Then you have even less to worry about now.”
“In that case, go get yourself glasses.”
“So short-sighted. She doesn’t understand”
“You don't have eyes either?”