我们的部队迟早要消耗殆尽
“our troops will be exhausted sooner or later.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
所以各部自顾自的 这样下去
“So each unit is on its own. If this continues,”
我们的部队 迟早 要 消耗殆尽
“our troops will be exhausted sooner or later.”
日军突破我们的防线
“It is only a matter of time before”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese war narratives, disunity among factions is often critiqued as the direct cause leading to collective destruction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sooner or later
Used before a verb to emphasize that an inevitable event will occur eventually.
to be completely consumed or depleted
A formal idiom used for resources, strength, or troops being entirely drained.