此时不报更待何时
“if we don't take revenge now, when will we?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你怎么 有这样的想法 毁婚之仇 家奴之辱
“How could you have such a thought? The grudge over breaking the engagement and treating us as their servants—”
此时不报更待何时
“if we don't take revenge now, when will we?”
“We absolutely must not let him escape.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese narrative ethics, offenses such as broken betrothals and servant-like humiliation represent severe loss of family honor that must be redressed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if not avenged now, then when? / now is the time for revenge
A classic rhetorical idiom derived from literary Chinese used to call for urgent, decisive retaliatory action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How much longer do we have to wait? - It's so cold! - Are they still dancing?”
“It’s just a matter of time.”
“We need only wait for results.”
“From now on,”
“Where shall we meet again?”
“Don't wait until she is gone to cherish her.”