与其让祐龙晟憋在这里狗急跳墙
“Rather than forcing You Longsheng into desperation,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“General Xiao said we cannot deploy troops lightly right now.”
与其 让 祐龙晟憋 在这 里 狗急跳墙
“Rather than forcing You Longsheng into desperation,”
还不如放些人出去
“it is better to let some people leave,”
“Cornering him will make him reckless; giving him an outlet is the smarter tactic.”
Reflects the ancient Chinese military doctrine of 'surrounding the enemy while leaving an exit' (围师必阙) to avoid provoking suicidal resistance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
rather than... it is better to...
A standard correlative structure used to weigh two options and advocate strongly for the second.
a cornered dog jumping over a wall; acting recklessly out of desperation
A common idiom warning against driving an opponent into an inescapable corner where they become dangerous.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“about You Longsheng's earlier surprise attack,”
“Do you know what he said in the letter?”
“You're afraid I'll go to You Longsheng and expose you”
“You Longsheng brought only a small force”
“I will make You Chen'an pay.”
“making you doubt and compete with Longsheng”