可我怕死在中国人手里
“but I am afraid of dying at the hands of a Chinese.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不怕死
“I'm not afraid of death,”
可 我怕 死在中国人手里
“but I am afraid of dying at the hands of a Chinese.”
李友于 这是你的
“Li Youyu, this is yours.”
“Dying in battle is fine, but being murdered by my own countrymen is a shameful tragedy.”
In Chinese historical and wartime contexts, dying at the hands of fellow compatriots is considered far more tragic and dishonorable than dying against foreign invaders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to die at the hands of someone
A common dramatic pattern used when emphasizing who is responsible for someone's demise.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you're afraid of dying, I can go alone. I'm not afraid of dying.”
“Stay by my side and you will die. - I'm not afraid. - But I am.”
“If you're afraid of death, don't try to kill yourself in the future.”
“I'm not afraid of doing this job.”
“I was so afraid you'd die in there.”
“The definition of cowardice...”