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稻草

dào cǎo
HSK 7

English Meaning

rice straw

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
就像救命稻草一样
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才会把每一个机会

“he will grasp”

“every chance”

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牢牢抓住

“like a lifeline.”

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所谓的小事情 那是压倒骆驼的最后一根稻草
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💡 INTENT:

“Stop acting like I am overreacting over nothing; you have pushed me beyond my limits for a long time.”

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我是因为工作关系 所以要跟你天天在一起 第二

“I only spent every day with you because of work. Second.”

“Those "little things" were the straw that broke the camel's back.”

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我对你已经是忍了又忍

“I put up with you over and over again.”

《爱情没有神话》 · crisis_and_conflict
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我们原以为此药乃是救命稻草
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💡 INTENT:

“We were completely wrong to place our faith in this cure, and things have actually turned catastrophic.”

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是阿九的丹药 生生把将军从鬼门关上拉了回来

“It was Jiu's pill that dragged the General back from the very brink of death.”

“We believed that medicine was his last hope.”

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可谁能想到

“But who could have guessed”

《翘楚》 · historical_and_court
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