原来从一开始 你就没打算让我下船
“So you never planned to let me get off the ship in the first place.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
让我上船替你死
“and let me die in your place on the ship.”
原来 从一开始 你就 没打算让我下船
“So you never planned to let me get off the ship in the first place.”
完了
“This is bad.”
“You set me up to die all along, and I finally see through your trap.”
In Chinese narrative drama, deceitfully leading someone into danger to take one's place in death (替死) is considered the ultimate breach of trust.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so it turns out / as it happens
Placed at the beginning of a sentence to express sudden realization after discovering the hidden truth.
from the very beginning
A standard temporal chunk used to emphasize that an intention or situation existed right from inception.
never planned / did not intend to
Colloquial way to express lack of intention or premeditated refusal to do something.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to disembark immediately”
“If you don't come down soon, the boat's going to leave.”
“but I did let you leave that ship. You can't just turn your back on me like that, right?”
“I should have drowned you in the sea.”
“I didn't want to drag you into this.”
“If you dare disembark without permission, a telegram will be sent back immediately.”