大家活下来的机率
“the chance of us surviving”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
中校告诉我们
“The Lieutenant Colonel told us”
大家 活下来的机率
“the chance of us surviving”
不会超过百分之五十
“is no more than fifty percent”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In extreme wartime or crisis contexts, commanders often dispel false hopes to mentally steel soldiers for devastating casualties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to survive; to stay alive
A very common verb-complement structure used when discussing surviving a disaster, war, or life-threatening situation.
probability; odds; chance
Used in both formal and everyday spoken Chinese to indicate likelihood or statistical odds.