自当同心协力 共御外敌
“We must make concerted efforts to fight our enemies.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“we'll have a major battle against Chong troops and we need talents.”
自当 同心协力 共御外敌
“We must make concerted efforts to fight our enemies.”
切莫因为些许小事 而坏了收复大计
“Let's not blow our recovery plan over such trivial things.”
“Put aside your petty grudges; if we fight amongst ourselves now, we will both be destroyed.”
In Chinese political philosophy, individual grievances must be subordinated to the greater communal crisis (the overall big picture, or 大局).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to unite in purpose and combine efforts; to pull together
A formal idiom widely used in collaborative and crisis leadership contexts to rally team members.
to jointly resist external foes
A high-register chengyu-like expression ideal for rallying allies against external competition or military threats.
naturally ought to; of course should
A classical auxiliary phrase indicating moral obligation and self-evident duty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Eternal unity!”
“we still need everyone's concerted efforts.”
“We must share a common hatred for the enemy and persist in resisting Japan.”
“May you continue in unity and exert all your efforts”
“Unite as one! China will win! Ma'am.”
“If we work together,”
“worked hard together.”
“When trouble comes, we should face it together.”
“together to overcome all difficulties”
“Only if you two brothers work together”
“this battle with you.”