大敌当前 如果现在把他给杀了 那太可惜了
“With a formidable enemy ahead, if we kill him now, it would be a great pity.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Brigadier, this kid Yu is a good fighter.”
大敌当前 如果现在把他给 杀了 那 太可惜了
“With a formidable enemy ahead, if we kill him now, it would be a great pity.”
旅长
“Brigadier.”
“Don't kill him over discipline; we desperately need competent fighters like him against the real enemy.”
Chinese military culture frequently features pardoning capable fighters under the principle of letting them redeem their crimes through heroic deeds on the front line.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
confronted by a formidable enemy
Used to describe an imminent major external threat that demands setting aside minor disputes.
such a waste; such a pity
A common conversational phrase expressing deep regret about a lost opportunity or squandered talent.
Indicates a completed action in the hypothetical conditional ('killed him').
Functions as an exclamatory final particle enhancing the degree of regret in '太可惜了'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“With the enemy closing in,”
“Father, the enemy's at our doorstep.”
“With a formidable enemy upon us, how dare you propose conditions?”
“Your enemy right now is yourself!”
“The war is tonight, isn't it?”
“and enemies must be killed ruthlessly.”