我本该照顾你周全
“and I should've protected you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你我师兄弟多年
“We've been fellow apprentices for years,”
我 本该 照顾你 周全
“and I should've protected you.”
可惜
“But unfortunately...”
“I know I have an obligation to protect you, but circumstances mean I cannot or will not.”
In traditional Chinese culture, bonds between martial or academic apprentices carry family-level moral duties of mutual protection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
should have / ought to have originally
Use this to indicate a duty or expected outcome that ultimately failed to materialize.
to protect or look after someone completely and safely
A common formal collocation used when taking full responsibility for another person's safety.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“♪ In a fleeting moment, I fear a familiar face ♪ It's my duty to keep you safe.”
“I should have protected you back then.”
“I was supposed to show you the ropes, not help you hang yourself with them.”