这岛上那是日本人的天下
“this island is the Japanese's domain.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
眼下
“Right now,”
这岛上那是日本人的天下
“this island is the Japanese's domain.”
连生死
“Even life and death”
“Be extremely careful; one wrong move here and we are dead.”
Literally meaning 'all under heaven', using 'someone's tianxia' colloquially stresses absolute authority and monopoly over a specific area.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the realm/domain of; completely controlled by
Used to describe an environment or territory entirely dominated or ruled by a specific group.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The Japanese carried out a massacre on the island,”
“Ever since the Japanese occupied Sanzao Island,”
“Tell me, for the people on this island...”
“The Japanese carried out a massacre on the island.”
“so they became enemies with the Japanese here.”
“have all died at the hands of the Japanese”