必须把这场大战扼制在萌芽状态
“We must crush this offensive before it can even develop.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If this truly is an ambush, our left flank will be entirely wiped out.”
必须 把这场大战 扼制在萌芽状态
“We must crush this offensive before it can even develop.”
可供调动的只够一路 若分兵救援 正面防线
“But our reserves can only hold one front. If we divert troops to reinforce the flank, our main defensive line will be left completely exposed.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese strategic thought prizes stopping conflicts before they fully materialize over winning costly full-scale battles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to nip something in the bud
A standard high-level idiom and collocation used when preventing a crisis before it escalates.
must take [something] and...
Combines necessity with the disposal 'ba' structure to demand targeted, decisive action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now, only by fighting war with war”
“and were forced to deploy to quell the unrest.”
“can settle this dispute.”
“if we don't stop this now, it will be too late.”
“blocked his advancement in the group and even considered firing him.”
“This war must not come to pass.”