但百姓们被毒虫折磨得生不如死
“(But our people were tormented by poisonous parasites.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“(They sent out a team of envoys to hold a peaceful negotiation with Great Tang.)”
但百姓们被毒虫折磨得生不如死
“(But our people were tormented by poisonous parasites.)”
无法再多耽搁
“(They couldn't afford to delay the situation any longer.)”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese political philosophy, a ruler's legitimacy rests on protecting the people (百姓) from extreme suffering, often serving as a powerful moral imperative in court debates.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a fate worse than death; living is worse than dying
A common four-character idiom used to describe excruciating physical or mental pain.
tormented to the point of...
Use this structure to indicate the severe result or intensity of enduring torment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“they scattered.”
“The threat posed by those insects cannot be underestimated.”
“To be so depraved as to use poisonous insects to harm others...”
“You mean they were also killed by poisonous insects?”
“The insects crawled out through the wounds caused by the shoot,”
“Planting insects inside someone?”