我绝对不能重蹈覆辙
“I absolutely cannot repeat the same mistake.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
因为粮草后援不到而惨败
“suffered a crushing defeat due to lack of provisions and support.”
我 绝对不能 重蹈覆辙
“I absolutely cannot repeat the same mistake.”
“Wei Xuan is ambitious for great achievements.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese strategic culture, reflecting on past blunders to avoid repeating them is seen as the mark of a wise and disciplined leader.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to repeat past mistakes
A common formal idiom used when emphasizing the need to avoid following a previously failed course of action.
must absolutely not
Used to express an unyielding, non-negotiable prohibition or personal determination.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll never make your mistakes.”
“Never again will I let history repeat itself. GAOYANG COUNTY”
“but not three or four times!”