日本人马上就要攻下菲律宾了
“The Japanese are about to take the Philippines.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这次行动一定要万无一失
“...this operation must be foolproof.”
日 本人 马上就要 攻下菲律宾 了
“The Japanese are about to take the Philippines.”
“I want this raid to happen as soon as possible.”
“We are running out of time, so we must strike right now.”
Stating imminent external geopolitical threats is a standard persuasive tactic in historical and military rhetoric to demand swift collective action.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
be about to / on the verge of
A very standard temporal construction indicating an event that is imminent.
to conquer / to capture (a city/territory)
A resultative complement construction commonly used in military or competitive contexts.
Paired with '马上就要' to mark an imminent change of state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“bombed the Philippines”
“Is it Japan or the Philippines?”
“”
“the Japanese definitely won't let us off.”
“...wanting to fight the Japanese.”
“We're getting closer to Japan.”