谁会冒着杀头的风险
“who would risk execution”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
如果有其它选择
“If there were any other choice,”
谁会 冒着 杀头 的风险
“who would risk execution”
偷盗宫中财物呢
“to steal palace property?”
“No one in their right mind would risk execution unless they were totally backed into a corner.”
Stealing imperial property was treated as high treason or a grave felony in ancient China, routinely punished by decapitation (杀头).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to run the risk of...
A very useful collocation for expressing taking a serious or dangerous gamble.
decapitation / execution
Colloquial term frequently heard in costume dramas referring to capital punishment by beheading.