我们现在已经危机重重了
“We are already in grave danger.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们回岛上是来干什么的
“why we came back to this island.”
我们现在 已经 危机重重 了
“We are already in grave danger.”
一旦我们踏错一步
“If we take one wrong step,”
“Wake up! One slip-up and we are both dead.”
In Chinese collective endeavors, emphasizing collective vulnerability is a standard tactic to enforce group discipline and discourage reckless solo actions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
beset with crises; perilous
A sophisticated four-character idiom useful for describing severe systemic danger or high-stakes dilemmas.
Signifies a change of state, stressing that the danger is already actively present.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is in grave danger.”
“We're in big trouble ourselves.”
“With troubles both within and without,”
“Now I'm afraid another woman is about to suffer.”
“Come look. Our nation is in crisis, we must take action. That's right.”
“say it's a critical moment,”
“grew increasingly precarious.”
“Nanjing is in grave danger now.”
“have plunged the group into such a huge crisis.”
“The Chinese nation has reached its most perilous moment.”