我给你一次堂堂正正做人的机会
“I'll give you a chance to act like a decent man.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
临死前
“Before you die,”
我 给你 一次 堂堂正正做人 的 机会
“I'll give you a chance to act like a decent man.”
是我错了
“I was wrong.”
“Confess now, and I will let you preserve some dignity before it is too late.”
In Confucian ethics, 'zuo ren' encompasses moral character and societal respectability. Living 'tang tang zheng zheng' means carrying oneself with integrity and a clear conscience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to live an upright, honest, and dignified life
A powerful set phrase used when urging someone to repent, reform morally, or abandon deceitful ways.
give you a chance
A standard formulation used by figures of authority when offering an opportunity for correction or reprieve.