你们现在要杀他 得先问问
“If you want to take his life, look at those wounds”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
阿九身上这些刀箭 都是为了护着你们挨的
“Every scar on Jiu's body was earned while shielding you all.”
你们现在要杀他 得先问问
“If you want to take his life, look at those wounds”
“and ask yourselves if your consciences can bear it.”
“You ungrateful cowards have no right to touch the person who shed blood to protect you.”
Condemning those who repay kindness with cruelty (以怨报德) carries immense moral weight in Chinese culture, often used as a potent rhetorical weapon to stop mob violence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
must first consult / must get past... first
A rhetorical challenge warning opponents that they cannot act without clearing an insurmountable moral or physical hurdle first.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Must you go to kill him now?”
“I'll kill you now!”
“If I kill him, will you die?”
“you can survive”
“if you kill him now, it's letting him off easy.”
“I'll kill you right now.”