这墕人来者不善
“Those Yan people have not come with good intentions.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
澹儿
“Dan.”
这墕人 来者不善
“Those Yan people have not come with good intentions.”
你要早作打算哪
“You should make preparations early.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese rhetorical strategy often assesses the nature of arriving guests via traditional proverbs to urge defensive preparation without causing overt panic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the visitor does not come with good intentions
A set idiomatic phrase, often followed by 来者不善，善者不来, used to warn someone that visitors are hostile.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“They say the Yan people have 3 heads and 6 arms, but they seem quite ordinary to me.”
“we should press the advantage and wipe out the Yan people.”
“It contains information about Yan State's customs and culture. [The Gazetteer of Yan]”
“Let's see how that old Emperor of Yan can still talk peace now.”
“He truly deserves his title as the top fighter in Yan State.”
“That old Emperor of Yan is counting his chickens too early.”