那我留着你 也没什么用了
“you're no longer of any use to me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
既然贺思慕都抛弃了你
“Since He Simu has abandoned you,”
那我 留着 你 也 没什么用了
“you're no longer of any use to me.”
她即便不在乎我
“Even if she doesn't care about me,”
“You are worthless to me now, so prepare to die.”
In Chinese historical and wuxia drama tropes, a captive's survival hinges strictly on their utility as leverage against a third party.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to keep you around; to spare your life
Commonly heard in dramas when an antagonist decides whether to spare or eliminate someone.
of no use anymore; pointless
A blunt phrase used to dismiss an object or person as having lost practical value.
Marks a change of state, highlighting that the listener has now transitioned into being useless.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Take it. It's no use to me. Thank you.”
“If there's nothing else, I won't keep you. That won't do.”
“Take and use it.”
“I can't keep you around anymore.”
“I won't keep you then.”
“Why would I keep it with me? The diagnosis is already embarrassing enough.”