免得落入坏人之手
“to keep it from falling into evil hands.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那我便将它毁了
“I'll destroy it”
免得 落入坏人之手
“to keep it from falling into evil hands.”
周致钦你快告诉她呀
“Zhou Zhiqin, tell her!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflects the common wuxia/heroic trope of destroying a powerful treasure or secret rather than allowing corrupt individuals to abuse it.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so as to avoid; lest
Commonly used before a clause to state an undesirable outcome that a preceding action aims to prevent.
fall into the hands of bad people
A dramatic, idiomatic expression frequently heard in martial arts, fantasy, or action genres.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and help you avoid trouble from that mortal.”
“and spares more from harm,”
“Lest it falls into the wrong hands.”
“Don't let those with ill intentions lead you”
“and prevent further trouble afterward,”