誓死不与恶灵同流合污
“I'd rather die than go along with evil spirits.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
让你坐上大司祭之位
“and make you the High Priest.”
誓死 不与恶灵 同流合污
“I'd rather die than go along with evil spirits.”
只要他一息尚存 便断不会放过你
“He won't let you go unless he's dead.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Refusal to 'tong liu he wu' reflects traditional values of unblemished moral uprightness, especially expected of leaders or spiritual figures.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to vow to the death; solemnly pledge with one's life
A classical four-character constituent used to emphasize unshakable resolve.
to wallow in the mire; to collude with evil
A formal idiom used to condemn or reject cooperation with corrupt elements.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the ghost will come out and cling tightly”
“She is even capable of wiping out all evil spirits.”
“I don't want my hands to be forever stained with blood.”
“to honor the dead,”
“will surely be plunged into misery and suffering.”
“In the countless times I brushed with death,”