六号机组则没有那么幸运
“The crew of Plane No. 6 was not so lucky.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
後被好莱坞拍成同名电影
“which was later made into a Hollywood movie of the same name.”
六号机组则没有那么幸运
“The crew of Plane No. 6 was not so lucky.”
“They were captured by the Japanese army during the transfer.”
“Something terrible happened to them compared to the others.”
Chinese narrative style often softens devastating historical events with understated phrases like 'not so lucky' before delivering the grim facts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
by contrast, was not so lucky / fortunate
A transitional formula used to introduce an unfortunate contrast to a preceding positive fact.
flight crew / aircrew
Formal term referring collectively to all crew members aboard an aircraft.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The forced landings of Plane No. 6 and No. 7”
“the captain of Plane No. 16,”
“The crew of Plane No. 1 and Plane No. 2”
“Plane Seven is out of fuel”
“executed the captain of Plane No. 6,”
“Captain Lawson of Plane No. 7,”