在这层不是被毒死就是被饿死
“we'll either be poisoned or starved to death on this floor.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
看来
“Seems like”
在这 层 不是 被毒死 就是 被 饿死
“we'll either be poisoned or starved to death on this floor.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In trial and adventure contexts, candidly summarizing lethal odds reflects a shared realization of survival stakes among companions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if not A, then B / either... or...
Use this structure to express a strict dichotomy or two unavoidable outcomes.
starve to death
A passive construction indicating death caused by deprivation of food.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You mean they were also killed by poisonous insects?”
“Aren't you afraid of being poisoned?”
“put right at your lips, and you still starve?”
“We can't just starve to death.”
“both starved to death that year.”
“Not starving counts as a win.”