打倒汉奸走狗 枪口朝外响
“down with traitors and lackeys, and point your guns outward.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们要建设大众的国防 大家起来武装
“We must build a national defense for the masses. Everyone, get up and arm yourselves,”
打倒 汉奸走狗 枪口朝外响
“down with traitors and lackeys, and point your guns outward.”
要收复失地 打倒日本帝国主义
“We must recover lost land and down with Japanese imperialism.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In 20th-century Chinese history, colluding with foreign invaders (being a 'hanjian') is viewed as the ultimate moral betrayal, evoking extreme public outrage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
overthrow; down with
A classic slogan verb used to call for the defeat or removal of political enemies.
lackey; running dog
A highly derogatory label used to condemn someone acting as a subservient tool of an enemy.
aim weapons outward
Metaphorically means uniting against external enemies rather than fighting internally.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“protecting people like you. You are the real traitors!”
“get involved with the traitor Tian Jiatai?”
“Such traitors deserve to die.”
“you actually know one. Where would I know a traitor from?”
“You're already a traitor.”
“You're already a traitor.”
“He's the one who tipped off the Japanese! Traitor!”