我们什么时候 给自己留过退路
“Have we ever given ourselves an escape route?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有退路我就不理解
“I don't get the escape route.”
我们 什么时候 给 自己 留过 退路
“Have we ever given ourselves an escape route?”
我们月海 碰到那么多的困难
“Yuehai has faced so many hardships.”
“We never back down, and we're not starting now.”
In Chinese business and revolutionary discourse, completely cutting off one's retreat is often praised as the ultimate sign of courage and commitment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to leave oneself an escape route or backup plan
Commonly used in professional and personal contexts when discussing commitment versus risk management.
when (used rhetorically for 'never')
Used in rhetorical questions to emphasize that an event has never occurred.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you're smart, you'd leave yourself an escape route now.”
“She had to leave herself a way out.”
“When can you leave? Tell me when.”
“left himself a way out long ago.”
“I really need a backup plan.”