但他用十几年的光阴去偿还他的罪
“But he spent over ten years paying for his sins,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
韩杰 他是个罪人
“Han Chieh is a sinner.”
但他用十几年的光阴去偿还他的罪
“But he spent over ten years paying for his sins,”
“and would give his own life to save others.”
“He has suffered enough to pay off his moral debt, so stop labeling him solely as a sinner.”
Chinese cultural ethics distinguish between unrepentant evil and someone who has suffered heavily to balance the karmic and social ledger of their wrongdoing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
time / fleeting years
A poetic and evocative noun for time, often used to emphasize duration, loss, or waste of years.
pay for his sins / atone for his guilt
Used in serious or dramatic contexts when discussing moral atonement or expiation.