如果她们不靠自己的勇气站出来
“If they do not summon the courage to step forward themselves,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
很容易有危险的
“then it is easy for danger to follow.”
如果 她们 不 靠自己 的 勇气 站出来
“If they do not summon the courage to step forward themselves,”
“then even if Shi Qing dies in their place,”
“They must save themselves; nobody else can rescue them if they won't show any backbone.”
In moral philosophy and crisis rhetoric, internal resolve (standing up for oneself) is valued over passive reliance on external martyrs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
step forward; stand up (to speak or act courageously)
An idiomatic directional verb phrase used when someone takes initiative or shows moral bravery.
rely on one's own courage
A common structure (靠 + noun) expressing the agency or internal resource being mobilized.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But the reason they dared do such a thing”
“Not everyone has the courage to face reality.”
“[Five-Step Trap (Pit #4): Destroy Her Self-Esteem] Only by destroying their self-esteem”
“She's very brave.”
“That takes a lot of courage.”
“I can still break free on my own.”