想死都没法舒舒服服 安安乐乐
“I can't even die comfortably and peacefully even if I'd love to.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
到如今
“By now,”
想死 都 没法 舒舒服服 安安乐乐
“I can't even die comfortably and peacefully even if I'd love to.”
那我带她回去
“If I take her back to Shenchuan,”
“Life is pure torment right now; I cannot even find peace in death.”
In traditional Chinese culture, dying peacefully and with dignity (shouzhong zhengqin) is considered one of the greatest blessings; not even being able to die peacefully signifies the ultimate tragedy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
comfortable and leisurely
A reduplicated adjective used to emphasize comfort and ease in daily spoken Chinese.
peacefully and happily
A four-character expression often used to describe living or dying without disturbance or pain.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Do you want to die? Where on earth is it?”
“If you don't want to die, surrender now.”
“Death? Bah! Stop saying such depressing things.”
“My life is worth it.”
“die with no regrets.”
“She died with no regrets,”