我本以为大仇得报
“I thought my vengeance was done”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
县主应该都查到了
“pieced together the rest.”
我 本以为 大仇得报
“I thought my vengeance was done”
“and wanted to follow them in death.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese morality and storytelling, fulfilling vengeance on behalf of slain kin or companions is considered an ultimate moral imperative justifying self-sacrifice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally thought / had assumed
Standard phrase to introduce a past belief that turned out to be false or altered by subsequent facts.
great vengeance has been avenged
A set four-character idiom frequently found in martial arts and historical genres signifying total retribution against an enemy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I have avenged myself.”
“My vengeance is fulfilled.”
“Li, our revenge is fulfilled.”
“we will both be avenged.”
“Let's take our revenge first,”
“by the time you receive this letter, I will have taken my revenge”