他们会一直尝试下去 直到死神找上门来
“they give it a go till their wraith takes the helm.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
现在没多少鱼了 但在我们这里
“Not many fish left now, but up here,”
他们会 一直 尝试 下去 直到 死神 找上门来
“they give it a go till their wraith takes the helm.”
- 真有诗意 - 我可算半个罗伯特·彭斯
“- How poetic. - Mm, regular Rabbie Burns, me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Translating Western poetic concepts like the 'Grim Reaper' into colloquial Chinese often involves evocative expressions such as '死神找上门来' (Death visiting the doorstep).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to keep trying continuously
The directional complement '下去' expresses the continuation of an ongoing action into the future.
to come right to the door; to seek someone out unexpectedly
Often used when trouble, illness, or death arrives uninvited.
Functions here as part of the directional verb compound '找上门来', emphasizing movement toward the speaker's sphere.
