他囚禁了你这么多年
“Don't forget he imprisoned you for all those years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
别忘了
“Don't forget he imprisoned you for all those years.”
他 囚禁了 你 这么多年
“Don't forget he imprisoned you for all those years.”
“You said earlier he secretly helped us”
“Wake up! How can you defend the monster who kept you caged all those years?”
Chinese interpersonal ethics strongly emphasize clarity between debt of gratitude (恩) and grudge (怨); confusing the two or forgiving deep harm too easily is viewed as dangerous folly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to imprison / to hold captive
A formal and emotionally heavy term used for severe, often unlawful physical confinement.
all these years / so many years
Emphasizes the agonizing duration and accumulation of past suffering.
Indicates the ongoing accumulation or completion of a prolonged period of confinement.
