就做好了以身殉国的准备
“we were ready to give our lives.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
从我们决定跟随你的那一刻起
“from the day we chose to follow you,”
就 做好了 以身殉国 的准备
“we were ready to give our lives.”
景翊这么做
“What Jing Yi did”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese political culture, retainers (Shishi) show the highest devotion by treating death for the state and their lord as an honorable, expected outcome.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sacrifice one's life for one's country; die for the nation
A solemn and elevated idiom used in patriotic or historical contexts to describe ultimate self-sacrifice.
be prepared; make preparations
Standard phrase used widely in both spoken and written Chinese to express readiness.
