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本性

běn xìng
HSK 7

English Meaning

natural instincts; nature; inherent quality

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
要是两年以后 你还是本性不改的话
HSK 7 00:03
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去了以后好好努力

“Work hard after you get there.”

“If you still haven't changed your ways in 2 years,”

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就别进我骆家的门

“don't ever come back to the Luo family.”

《家业》 · family_and_home
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不要写叙事 叙事容易暴露本性
HSK 7 00:02
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我跟你说 我建议你啊

“Let me tell you,”

“don't write narrative. Narrative gives you away too easily.”

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几行字精明的读者就看出来 换人代笔了

“Sharp readers will notice in a few lines that it's not the original writer.”

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难道不知道你的本性吗?
HSK 7 00:01
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“I know who you really are deep down, so don't try to hide or act like a lost cause.”

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我看着你长大

“I watched you grow up.”

“So I think I know you well.”

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虽然你误入歧途犯了错

“When you were led astray and made mistakes,”

《乩身》 · family_and_home
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