没有一个往后撤的 没有一个孬种
“None of us retreated. None of us were cowards.'”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
脸都是冲着阵地前面的
“always faced the front lines.”
没有一个 往后撤 的 没有一个 孬种
“None of us retreated. None of us were cowards.'”
那天
“That day,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese culture highly honors moral spine ('gugu') in battle, where dying facing the enemy rather than retreating is seen as the pinnacle of dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to retreat back
Common military collocation for withdrawing from an engagement.
coward; wimp
Derogatory spoken term used to condemn lack of courage, frequently negated to praise bravery.
Nominalizes the clause to denote the category of people who retreat.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Back off! Or I'll take you all with me!”
“Step back, all of you! Don't come any closer!”
“are gone now.”
“Did you not gift it out or was it rejected?”
“Back up. Back up. This looks dangerous.”
“Step back, everyone! Guys, please cooperate!”