他一面拼死地拦着聂恒城
“he desperately tried to stop him”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“When Han Yisu saw Nie Hengcheng's intent to kill,”
他 一面 拼死 地 拦着 聂恒城
“he desperately tried to stop him”
一面呢叫路成南快点跑
“while shouting for Lu Chengnan to run.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Risking one's life to hold back a deadly enemy so an ally can escape exemplifies the traditional ethos of righteous sacrifice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
on one hand... on the other hand... / simultaneously doing two actions
Used to describe two parallel actions being performed concurrently.
desperately / risking one's life
An adverbial chunk emphasizing doing something with all one's might, regardless of personal survival.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“even Nie Hengcheng would have struggled against it.”
“until both were gravely wounded.”
“He intended to kill Nie Hengcheng,”
“to change Nie Hengcheng's temperament,”
“there won't be another Nie Hengcheng.”
“wholeheartedly followed Nie Hengcheng.”