他们就白牺牲了
“their sacrifice will be in vain.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你要是再不走
“If you don't leave now,”
他们 就 白 牺牲 了
“their sacrifice will be in vain.”
走啊
“Go!”
“Don't ruin everything they died to protect—move now!”
In Chinese collectivist heroism, honoring those who died for you by surviving and completing the mission carries the highest moral imperative.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to sacrifice one's life in vain
Combines the adverb meaning 'in vain/without result' with the verb for sacrifice; carries immense emotional and moral weight.
Indicates the realized, unavoidable consequence if the proposed condition is met.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“what meaning did their sacrifice have?”
“which could even be called risking ourselves for what's right.”
“died for the country.”
“died in the country.”