你要把有限的生命 投入到无限的
“I want to dedicate my limited life to the boundless service of the people.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你要把有限的生命 投入到无限的
“I want to dedicate my limited life to the boundless service of the people.”
“to the boundless service of the people. Noble man. What?”
“Stop being selfish and dedicate yourself completely to the greater cause.”
This quote originates from Lei Feng's diary ('dedicate limited life to unlimited service for the people'), deeply embedded in mainland collective culture as the ultimate standard of altruism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
limited life / finite lifespan
Formal philosophical or ideological phrase contrasting human mortality with enduring causes.
to invest in; to throw oneself into
Standard collocation used when committing energy, time, or emotion into a larger mission.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Human life is limited.”
“until the end of my life.”
“In this fleeting life,”
“Finally, giving my life”
“even at the cost of her own life.”
“Fifty years of life energy to you”