若无援军此战必败 都给我撑住
“Without reinforcements, we'll lose. Hold on, all of you!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再这样下去 我们撑不住的
“At this rate, we can't hold on.”
若无援军 此战必败 都给我 撑住
“Without reinforcements, we'll lose. Hold on, all of you!”
“Frontier soldiers like us would rather die on the battlefield!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In classical Chinese warrior culture, holding the line to the last breath is considered the supreme duty of a soldier, even in hopeless odds.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if there is no; in the absence of
A semi-literary conditional connective commonly used in written Chinese or solemn dramatic speech.
this battle will surely be lost
A decisive four-character construction stating an inevitable military defeat unless conditions change.
hold on; hang in there
An essential spoken imperative used to urge someone to endure severe physical or psychological strain.
