这一切本就该是我的
“All this should have been mine!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这一切 本就该是 我的
“All this should have been mine!”
你所求的全是私欲
“All you have is selfish desire.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese narrative ethics, claiming possessions as inherent rights often contrasts with moral righteousness (义) versus selfish desire (私欲).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
all of this / everything
A powerful demonstrative chunk used to encompass an entire situation, realm, or set of possessions.
should originally / ought to have been from the start
Combines 本 (originally) and 就该 (should definitely), used to assert inherent entitlement or inevitable truth.
Functions as an emphatic particle nominalizing and cementing the conviction that it belongs to the speaker.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“should have belonged to me.”
“So I took his behavior [Another teammate left today. Coach didn't say much about it.] for granted. [I know he was eliminated by the club.] [The manager said that competition is a purifier.]”
“They naturally became mine.”