怎么自己先泄气
“why are you already discouraged?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这仗还没打呢
“The battle has not even started yet,”
怎么 自己 先 泄气
“why are you already discouraged?”
再给你加两本
“Let me add two more books for you.”
“Don't give up before we've even started! Pull yourself together.”
In Chinese competitive culture (examinations or business), losing heart before the contest begins ('未战先怯') is viewed as the worst attitude, prompting stern encouragement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lose heart; to become demoralized; to deflate
Metaphorically compares a person losing courage to a balloon losing air.
first / beforehand
Highlights doing something prematurely before the critical event actually takes place.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't get discouraged.”
“We've never lost our spirit.”
“just want to breathe a little easier.”
“He's not breathing!”
“To cause a sudden depressurization.”
“You're still mad about what happened earlier?”