难道只有大战袭来
“Is it only when a great war strikes”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
反而大不如从前了
“yet things are worse than before.”
难道 只有 大战袭来
“Is it only when a great war strikes”
“and the Human Race faces the danger of extinction”
“Must disaster strike before people finally take things seriously?”
Reflects the traditional philosophical belief that a group must maintain vigilance before existential peril strikes rather than relying on reactive unity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could it be that only...
Used to introduce a rhetorical question highlighting an absurd or frustrating condition.
a great war strikes / descends
A literary collocation used to describe an approaching catastrophic conflict.