他们父子二人 怕是连命都可以不要
“the father and son would even risk their lives.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“To earn merit by backing the future emperor and pass down the title to future generations,”
他们父子二人 怕是 连命都可以不要
“the father and son would even risk their lives.”
那裕王也是个老不修 那么大年纪了还贪花好色
“Prince Yu is such a dirty old man, still so lecherous at his advanced age.”
“They are desperate enough to risk everything, so we cannot underestimate how far they will go.”
In imperial China, preserving a family's noble title across generations was considered the ultimate duty to one's ancestors, often driving elites to take fatal political risks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the two of them, father and son
A slightly formal or narrative way to refer to a father-and-son pair together.
I'm afraid that / probably / most likely
Used to introduce a speculative judgment or a sobering realization, softer and more idiomatic than just saying 'maybe'.
willing to even give up one's life
Use the '连...都...' (even...) structure to emphasize extreme behavior or sacrifice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I almost couldn't save him.”
“he didn't even care about the lives of you and your son.”
“The child's father feared it'd be exposed, so he killed her.”
“Or are you afraid to lose this son?”
“that both father and son care about each other.”
“I won't even be able to save my own son.”