就连恨都想分出个高低
“I even wanted to outdo you in hatred.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再往后
“Later on...”
就连 恨都想分出个 高低
“I even wanted to outdo you in hatred.”
“But it turns out, you never even saw me as a rival.”
“I was utterly obsessed with beating you, even in how much we despised each other.”
In competitive social and relational dynamics, people often measure their self-worth against a perceived rival, making indifference from the rival particularly humiliating.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to compete until a winner and loser are determined
Use this spoken idiom when describing a contest, rivalry, or debate where parties insist on seeing who comes out on top.
even... (emphasizing an extreme case)
A common correlative structure used to highlight an unexpected or extreme element within a situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sometimes, there isn't even a person to hate.”
“It's out of frustration,”
“and despised scheming and currying favor.”
“But I don't want to keep hating anymore.”
“I couldn't have lived to this very moment”
“made me feel like a total failure”