生怕鬼子不知道我是团长啊
“Are you afraid the Japs won't know I'm the commander?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
团长
“Commander.”
生怕 鬼子 不知道 我是 团长啊
“Are you afraid the Japs won't know I'm the commander?”
战壕里不用敬礼
“No saluting in the trenches.”
“Keep your voice down and stop saluting, or you are going to get me shot!”
In Chinese war cinema, seasoned commanders often scold rookies for saluting in the trenches because enemy snipers specifically target officers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
for fear that / terrified that
Often used sarcastically in spoken Chinese to criticize someone for doing something reckless that invites the very trouble one should avoid.
devils (derogatory historical term for foreign invaders)
Primarily encountered in historical war films referring to Japanese imperial soldiers during WWII; avoid using in modern polite conversation.
Reinforces the rhetorical and scolding tone at the end of an ironic statement.
