已经快走到生命的尽头了
“are nearing the end of their lives,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们当中的有些人
“Some of them”
已经 快走 到生命的尽头 了
“are nearing the end of their lives,”
但体内
“but inside,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese culture frequently uses euphemisms like 'the end of life' rather than blunt words like 'dying' to show respect and mitigate taboo.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
almost arrived at / fast approaching
Metaphorical phrasing used to describe getting closer to an abstract threshold or phase.
the end of life
A poetic and gentle euphemism used to refer to death or terminal illness.
Signifies a change of state or an imminent transition into the final stage of life.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the real one will be near death.”
“It has reached the point of life or death.”
“They have long since disregarded life and death.”
“Guess I've reached mine.”