只不过是因为太害怕了 才不得已地为日本人服务
“It's just because they are too afraid that they have to serve the Japanese.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“As for some people, I believe they have a conscience.”
只不过 是因为 太害怕 了 才 不得已 地为日本人服务
“It's just because they are too afraid that they have to serve the Japanese.”
所以啊 在日军“扫荡”之后 他们肯定会退出去
“So, after the Japanese Army's mopping-up operations, they will definitely withdraw.”
“Don't write them off completely; they are just cowards trying to survive.”
During wartime in China, a moral distinction was often drawn between malicious traitors (Hanjian) and ordinary citizens forced into service solely by fear or survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merely; simply; only because
Used to downplay the severity or scope of a situation, introducing a single clarifying factor.
to have no alternative; reluctantly
A formal and spoken idiom used when external constraints force someone to act against their conscience or preference.
Functions as a marker of excess when paired with '太', emphasizing the extreme state of fear.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He must have had no choice but to take the job there.”
“Why should I ever fear someone so incompetent like you?”
“You were just forced into this.”