还以为定要摔得粉身碎骨
“(I thought I'd be dead for sure.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“(When I fell off the cliff, with my life in danger,)”
还以为 定要摔得 粉身碎骨
“(I thought I'd be dead for sure.)”
“Luckily, Master Zhu appeared in time and saved me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using intense four-character idioms like '粉身碎骨' heightens dramatic tension when narrating past perils to highlight subsequent gratitude toward a savior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
body smashed to pieces; shattered to smithereens
A vivid idiom used literally to depict catastrophic physical destruction or figuratively to denote utter ruin or ultimate sacrifice.
had thought (mistakenly); assumed that
Used to introduce a past assumption that turned out to be false or was averted by an unexpected turn of events.
