也要死在战场上
“I would rather die on the battlefield.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You're too weak to go to war again. I would rather die on the battlefield.”
也要 死在战场上
“I would rather die on the battlefield.”
- 岂可以受困于病榻之中？ - 将军
“- How could I just stay bedridden? - General.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese warrior ethics extol dying in combat wrapped in horsehide over dying peacefully in bed as the supreme realization of a general's duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
must still, even so insist on
Used to express defiant resolve in the face of adverse conditions or extreme consequences.
to die on the battlefield
A traditional martial idiom evoking noble self-sacrifice and soldierly honor.
