你怨我也好 恨我也罢
“You can resent me or hate me,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但也残酷
“but it is cruel too.”
你 怨我 也好 恨我 也罢
“You can resent me or hate me,”
“Hate me all you want; I have accepted the guilt and will not turn back.”
Reflects the common dramatic trope of bearing personal hatred and moral condemnation for the sake of an unchangeable fate or higher purpose.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
whether... or...; no matter if A or B
Used to convey fatalistic indifference or complete acceptance of two alternate attitudes or outcomes.
to resent; to harbor a grudge against
Expresses deep-seated personal resentment or bitter blame toward someone close.
Paired with 也 to express fatalistic acceptance or dismissal of alternative conditions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“To think that you're this upset with me.”
“It's all your fault. If I hadn't gone to pick you up, I wouldn't be late.”
“I'm all your resentment and all your hatred.”
“Don't blame anyone else for that. I can only blame myself.”
“I kindly satisfied you, and now you blame me?”
“I'm in so much pain.”