你上去只会送死 陛下和娘娘身边不能没人
“You'll only die if you go up. His Majesty and Her Majesty cannot be left unprotected.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
端王的人上去了
“Prince Duan's men already went up there.”
你上去 只会送死 陛下和娘娘 身边不能没人
“You'll only die if you go up. His Majesty and Her Majesty cannot be left unprotected.”
“Don't worry about me. Go back. Er Lan!”
“Your life is too valuable to waste on a futile charge; your real duty is guarding the royals.”
In imperial China, guarding the emperor and empress takes absolute priority over personal valor or emotional impulses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
will only amount to throwing one's life away
Used forcefully to warn someone that an intended heroic or rash move will result in certain death without achieving anything.
cannot be left unattended / cannot lack guards
A common double-negative structure expressing absolute necessity for presence or protection.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you'll all die! -Your Majesty. -No, Your Majesty!”
“I want to join him in death.”
“You really want to live and die with His Majesty?”
“His Majesty and Her Highness are not the type to discard loyal servants.”
“Escort me to His Majesty's place. There are only 2 hours left. Hurry.”
“If you report this to His Majesty,”