一直是尽心竭力
“he has done everything,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
自从云柯将常贤侄带回来后
“Since Yunke brought him back,”
一直 是 尽心竭力
“he has done everything,”
甚至损耗内力
“even exhausting his internal power”
“We have given everything we possibly could without holding back a single ounce of effort.”
In classical wuxia codes of honor, a host proves moral integrity by exhausting personal resources to safeguard and treat guests under their care.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
with all one's heart and might; to strive with every ounce of effort
A classical idiom commonly used in formal speech to emphasize utmost dedication to a duty or person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“gave their all,”
“for Great Tang.”
“(is enough to watch all that effort go down the drain.)”
“just say you're working hard in the canteen,”
“that man said one name.”
“and she treats every patient wholeheartedly.”
“I will definitely spare no effort.”
“They will stop at nothing to strike at you.”
“But what counts as doing one's best?”
“have served His Majesty”
“I tried my best.”
“I really did.”
“"As long as one gives their all, they should be happy."”
“(you went to great lengths)”
“and tried their best to change it,”
“of our nation.”
“So I worked my heart out.”
“We must go all out.”
“I did my best.”
“I did my best to serve the Shilin Sect”
“We will do everything in our power”
“even when they're battered and bruised.”
“I mean 'striving.' For perfection. It's my work attitude.”