刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiànEnglish Meaning
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
HSK 7
00:03
“You were smart enough to adapt, while I was an idiot holding on to something already gone.”
难怪太后如此喜欢你
“No wonder the Empress Dowager favors you so.”
“Turns out I'm the idiot here, still clinging to the ghost of the past.”
愚不可及
“Turns out I'm the idiot here, still clinging to the ghost of the past.”
HSK 7
00:01
“He refuses to face reality and clings stubbornly to a past that no longer exists.”
一直活在自己理想化的记忆中
“He's still living in his own idealized memories.”
“He's clinging to outdated ideas,”
非得把我
“trying to force me”
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