在我濒死绝望之时
“When I was on the brink of death,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在我濒死绝望之时
“When I was on the brink of death,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, a debt incurred from someone saving one's life often demands lifelong loyalty and cannot be easily repaid.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
near death; on the verge of dying
A formal and literary term used to describe a critical condition of impending mortality.
at the time of; when
A formal written equivalent of the everyday spoken phrase '的时候'.