只要你能放他一条生路
“As long as you spare his life.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'll agree with all kinds of punishments from Great Tang.”
只要你 能 放他一条生路
“As long as you spare his life.”
放我条生路
“Spare my life?”
“I will give up everything and accept any punishment, just do not kill him.”
In Chinese historical and martial narratives, offering absolute surrender or taking personal downfall to spare another's life is the ultimate proof of deep personal loyalty or romantic devotion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
spare someone's life / give someone a way out
A dramatic and idiomatic chunk used in life-or-death negotiations or when begging for mercy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he will surely spare your life.”
“but also to give her a way out.”
“Those whose fate is unknown, we can make them alive again.”
“Please spare my life.”
“to get Jing Yi out of there.”
“I can't let him live!”