不然我之前做的一切 都是白费的
“Otherwise, everything I did will be in vain.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
赶紧说句话 说句话 让他们相信 是你报的警
“Say something. Say something to convince them that it's you who called the police.”
不然 我之前 做的一切 都是 白费 的
“Otherwise, everything I did will be in vain.”
把枪放下 说句话 听见了吗 不冲动啊 不冲动
“-Put the gun down. -Say something. Do you hear me? Calm down. Calm down.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese drama and discourse place immense emotional weight on the fear of enduring suffering only for all previous sacrifices to amount to nothing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
otherwise; or else
A vital discourse connector placed at the start of a clause to introduce the severe consequence of failing to act.
wasted; in vain; for nothing
Commonly paired with effort, time, or cost (e.g., 白费力气, 白费心思) to convey futile exertion.
Placed at the end of the clause after '是' to express certainty and assert the definite reality of the statement.
