那就是刀俎下鱼肉
“you'll be a sitting duck.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
将军如今留在西北
“If you stay in the Northwest,”
那就 是刀俎下鱼肉
“you'll be a sitting duck.”
“Returning to the Capital now is the best course of action.”
“You are completely at their mercy if you stay; we must leave now.”
Reflecting classic Chinese military philosophy from the Thirty-Six Stratagems, retreating to preserve strength when hopelessly vulnerable is considered wise rather than cowardly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
meat on the chopping block; entirely helpless prey
A classic idiom drawn from the historical Feast at Swan Goose Gate, used to describe being completely at someone else's mercy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I am naught but a lamb to the slaughter.”
“on a chopping block”
“you'll be an obvious target.”
“♪ The chessboard, black and white pieces like stars ♪ you'll be an obvious target.”