估计振武将军自己也没有想到
“I bet General Zhenwu never imagined”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们疯了
“They must have been insane.”
估计 振武将军 自己 也 没有想到
“I bet General Zhenwu never imagined”
没能死在战场之上
“that instead of dying on the battlefield,”
“It is bitterly ironic that such a mighty warrior met his end this way rather than in battle.”
In traditional Chinese martial ethos, dying honorably on the battlefield is considered glorious, whereas dying by political intrigue or internal betrayal is viewed as a profound tragedy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
presumably; to reckon; probably
Use at the beginning of a sentence to offer a reasonable deduction or educated guess.
didn't expect either; caught off guard
A common chunk used to comment on unexpected twists of fate or surprising outcomes.