你是生怕这仗打不起来
“Are you worried that there might be no war”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“yet you keep trying to stir up trouble.”
你是 生怕 这仗打 不 起来
“Are you worried that there might be no war”
争不得军功是吗
“for you to take credit from?”
“You don't want peace at all—you are desperate for this war to happen.”
Traditional Chinese ethics heavily condemn instigating war for personal merit (军功), framing such opportunists as selfish and destructive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
for fear that; dreading that
Used to describe an intense anxiety that something undesirable (or in sarcastic contexts, desired) might not happen.
unable to start fighting; will fail to erupt into war
A potential complement structure indicating that an anticipated fight cannot materialize.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I don't want to fight unprepared battles anymore,”
“Can't fight a battle unprepared, right?”
“so she wouldn't dare to drag it out.”
“I was worried you might actually come to blows.”
“I'm afraid I won't even have the courage to play.”
“Even if I can't, I must fight!”