我宁愿死 也不想再玩这些该死的游戏了
“[sobbing] I would rather die than play any more of these fucking games.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Will you kill me and be done with it?”
我 宁愿 死 也 不想再 玩这些 该死的 游戏 了
“[sobbing] I would rather die than play any more of these fucking games.”
你已经这么说过很多次了
“And so you've said. Many, many times.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using life-or-death contrast ('would rather die') is common in dramatic spoken Chinese to signal reached breaking points.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
would rather... than...
A standard construction used to express a strong preference for one extreme alternative over another unacceptable one.
damn; damned
Used as an expletive modifier to curse an unbearable object, person, or situation.
Marks a change of state, indicating a complete unwillingness to continue the ongoing situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'd rather die right now.”
“I'd rather die outside”
“I'd rather lose than run away.”
“In the end, she chose to die.”
“I don't want to die an unnatural death.”
“I don't even want to live anymore!”