这是把老百姓往绝 绝路上逼
“This is driving the common people to a dead end!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都活不下去了
“won't be able to survive.”
这是把 老百姓 往绝 绝路 上逼
“This is driving the common people to a dead end!”
干吗
“What are you doing?”
“This is intolerable tyranny that leaves ordinary people with no way to survive.”
Deeply ingrained in Chinese historical consciousness, invoking 'laobaixing' (the common folk) being driven to ruin is the ultimate moral condemnation of unjust authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ordinary people; the common folk
A very common term referring to everyday citizens, often contrasted with authorities or elites.
drive someone to a dead end / corner someone into desperation
A vivid idiomatic construction used when ruthless circumstances leave someone no means of survival.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“driving the common people to their deaths.”
“They're pushing us into a dead end!”
“They are driving us to our deaths!”
“That would push us to a dead end.”
“push a girl to the edge, do you?”