咱们就先替他杀一杀暴民
“we'll kill some of the rioters for him first.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“[Sui Yuanqing, Heir Apparent of Lord Changxin] If that idiot Wei doesn't show up,”
咱们就先替他杀一杀暴民
“we'll kill some of the rioters for him first.”
可这些暴民都是要投靠咱们崇州
“But these rioters want to join us in Chongzhou.”
“Since that coward won't show up, we will handle this our way and claim the advantage.”
In historical factional conflicts, rivals frequently stepped in to violently suppress unrest both to humiliate incompetent peers and consolidate territorial dominance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dampen; curb forcefully; kill off a portion to suppress
A reduplicated verb structure used to convey suppressing momentum or forcefully teaching a lesson.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why should I stop them for those people?”
“and let them answer to the rioters.”
“Don't those rioters want a resolution?”
“If you can't control the mob,”
“So you want to kill me? Get rid of the people outside first.”
“At the end he charged straight to his house”