就算他的身体再不济
“Even if his body was failing,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
身体上早已经是 暗伤无数 油尽灯枯
“He was already riddled with hidden injuries and physically drained.”
就算 他的身体 再不济
“Even if his body was failing,”
“Do not let his illness fool you; a dying tiger is still dangerous.”
Chinese martial and strategic culture emphasizes vigilance against dying or exhausted adversaries, who may expend their final vitality in a lethal strike.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even if ... is at its absolute worst
Used to introduce a concession describing the baseline worst-case scenario before asserting a main point.
incompetent, substandard, or failing
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to someone's poor physical health, declining luck, or lack of capability.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“At the very least, it could improve his quality of life.”
“No matter how skilled he is,”
“If one day he were gravely wounded,”
“he might not have survived.”
“Even if he acts tyrannically again,”
“If he were still alive,”