是你跟我都惹不起的人
“It's someone neither you nor I can afford to mess with.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谁送的呀 你别管谁送的 总之
“Who gave it to her? Forget about it. It's someone neither you nor I can afford to mess with.”
是你 跟我都 惹不起 的人
“It's someone neither you nor I can afford to mess with.”
“Get divorced from your wife right away.”
“We are way out of our league, so don't even think about messing with them.”
In Chinese social dynamics, knowing who possesses decisive power or backing and actively avoiding conflict with them is seen as an essential survival skill.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot afford to mess with; too powerful to provoke
A vital potential complement structure used to warn someone against challenging a formidable person or force.
Emphasizes the defining attribute of the dangerous person in a cleft-like structure.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I especially enjoy messing with those I supposedly can't.”
“You can't afford to offend them. What do you mean?”
“What if you upset me?”
“Constantly causing trouble for me.”
“He provoked me.”
“Since you insist on provoking me...”