付出生命都会在所不惜
“even at the cost of her own life.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为了保护自己的女儿
“do anything to protect her daughter,”
付出生命都会 在所不惜
“even at the cost of her own life.”
半夜报个警又算什么
“Calling the police is nothing.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese cultural values hold that parental duty to protect one's offspring transcends all personal safety and conventional limits.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
will not hesitate / spare no effort or cost
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) used to show unyielding resolve to make any sacrifice.
lay down one's life / sacrifice one's life
A solemn collocation indicating the ultimate personal sacrifice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“facing my father and the others”
“We can't gamble with other people's lives.”
“and would give his own life to save others.”
“I never thought someone would truly die for love.”