没资格就要守本分
“No right, so I gotta know my place.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我是外置设备
“I'm just an extra.”
没资格 就要 守本分
“No right, so I gotta know my place.”
不像你们可以抱怨
“Unlike you, who can complain”
“I know my place as an outsider, so I do not have the luxury to complain like you do.”
Rooted in traditional Confucian ethics, 'benfen' denotes staying within one's assigned social or organizational boundaries and avoiding overstepping authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to know one's place; to abide by one's duty
Used to describe sticking to one's own role without overstepping boundaries, often with a sense of social hierarchy.
to lack qualifications; to have no right
Frequently used colloquially to express that one does not have the authority, privilege, or status to do or say something.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm not qualified enough. How are you not qualified?”
“doesn't have the right to judge your choices.”
“You have no right to threaten me.”
“Only you have the qualification to stay in the suite.”
“who gets abandoned doesn't get a say.”
“is beyond my reach.”