求他你可以想象吗
“Beg him? Can you imagine that?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
去求孤烟让他不要离开茞星了
“went to beg Gu Yan not to leave Chenxing.”
求他 你可以想象吗
“Beg him? Can you imagine that?”
你刚说什么你接着说
“What did you just say? Go on.”
“You know how absurd and humiliating that would be for him, right?”
In Chinese culture, begging someone for help often entails a serious loss of pride and face, making it an extraordinary measure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
can you imagine?
A rhetorical question used in spoken Chinese to emphasize the absurdity or extreme nature of a situation.
to beg him / to plead with him
Carries a strong nuance of lowering one's dignity to ask for a favor.
Marks a rhetorical question to prompt the listener to recognize the absurdity of the premise.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We can try to beg him.”
“I hope he can find his paradise.”
“because he wanted you to understand him.”
“I was somewhat confident I could find him.”
“Just ignore him.”
“I want you to open it for him.”