不会就这样出师未捷身先死吧
“I can't fail before I even begin!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
原文里没有这出啊
“This scene wasn't in the original story!”
不会 就这样 出师未捷身先死 吧
“I can't fail before I even begin!”
“Your Majesty! Your Majesty, at least look at me once! -If she doesn't stay to serve me, -I don't want to die!”
“This cannot be happening to me right at the very beginning!”
Modern Chinese speakers frequently quote famous lines from classical poems like Du Fu's Shu Xiang to describe personal setbacks with dramatic flair.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to die before achieving one's mission; perish before victory
A famous line from a Tang poem by Du Fu often used humorously or dramatically when someone fails right at the start.
surely it won't be that... right?
A quintessential spoken framing formula used to express apprehension or disbelief about an unfavorable prospect.
Softens the rhetorical question into a nervous solicitation of reassurance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“surviving countless battles.”
“I would rather die on the battlefield.”
“for his own selfish interests.”
“until you are dead.”
“On the battlefield, life hangs thin.”
“dying wretchedly, strung up on the city walls”