我本就是将死之人
“I'm already as good as dead.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
便吞下这片龙鳞
“swallow this dragon scale.”
我 本就是 将死之人
“I'm already as good as dead.”
我自是愿意
“Of course I'm willing.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese heroic storytelling, acknowledging one's doomed fate often liberates the speaker to undertake extreme gambles for honor or the greater good.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
was originally / is inherently to begin with
Used to emphasize an inherent fact or an undeniable existing premise.
a dying person / someone on the brink of death
A literary and dramatic phrase used to describe someone with little time left to live.