万一乱了阵脚
“If she panics,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她老实胆小
“She is honest and timid.”
万一 乱了阵脚
“If she panics,”
一切就麻烦了
“everything will be in trouble.”
“She could panic and blow everything for all of us.”
Chinese interpersonal strategy strongly emphasizes emotional restraint and staying calm under pressure so as not to reveal vulnerability to adversaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lose one's composure; to throw one's ranks into confusion; panic under pressure
An idiomatic military metaphor frequently applied in daily life when someone panics or loses their tactical rhythm.
just in case; if by any chance
Used before introducing an undesirable or catastrophic hypothetical scenario.
Marks the hypothetical completion and realization of an undesirable change of state (panicking).