除非你把他们都杀了
“Unless you kill them all.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不信
“I don't believe it.”
除非 你 把 他们 都 杀了
“Unless you kill them all.”
不行
“No.”
“There is no other way to stop this except an unthinkable massacre, which you cannot do.”
In Chinese revenge and power struggles, 'eliminating the root' (cutting down everyone involved) is often framed as the only definitive end to a conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only if; unless
Placed at the beginning of a clause to introduce the sole condition under which an outcome can happen.
kill them all
A classic 'ba' disposal structure indicating a drastic and complete action taken upon a group.
Indicates completion of the action within the hypothetical clause.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You want me to kill all of them?”
“[Wanted] [Notice] Their entire household was slaughtered.”
“they all deserve to die for what they did.”
“Otherwise, I'll kill you all!”
“and you kill his whole family for me.”
“you killed all of them?”