东 西 南 想活命的 北边挹江门
“the east, west, and south. If you want to live, head north to Yijiang Gate.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
往哪跑啊 光华门 别挤 鬼子进攻的方向是
“Where are you running? Guanghua Gate. Don't push. The enemies are attacking from”
东 西 南 想活命的 北边挹江门
“the east, west, and south. If you want to live, head north to Yijiang Gate.”
“Brother, which way should we run? Follow him.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Refers to Yijiang Gate in Nanjing, which became a critical bottleneck and escape point to the Yangtze River during the Battle of Nanjing in 1937.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
those who want to stay alive / survive
A highly dramatic, colloquial relative clause used to address people in extreme life-or-death situations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Ah, yes. That side faces south, and this one north. The room's cross-ventilated”
“seize the opening and move into the Southwest frontier.”
“The west is clearly upwind,”
“he is more worried about us dying in Nanzhao.”
“The herb seller said there are still plenty on the innermost rock face”
“Only the southern suburb is deserted.”