九死一生换来的
“We risked our lives for it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
九死一生 换来的
“We risked our lives for it.”
今天
“Today,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese historical memory of war and famine, food ('米') carries sacred weight because securing staples often cost human lives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a narrow escape from death; ninety-nine percent chance of dying
A classic idiom used to describe surviving extraordinarily hazardous ordeals.
obtained in exchange for; hard-won
Used to denote an outcome or object secured through massive sacrifice or trade-off.
Functions in the cleft construction to place strong emphasis on the manner or sacrifice made to acquire the object.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It was a narrow escape. And guess what he did?”
“from being a suicide run.”
“and barely made it back to the capital alive. So the one who actually returned...”
“On the battlefield, life hangs thin.”
“It has little chance of survival. Have you thought it through?”
“I returned from the Great Tang by narrowly escaping death.”