她的几个好兄弟都遭遇了不测
“several of her friends died.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
当时
“At that time,”
她 的 几个 好兄弟 都 遭遇了不测
“several of her friends died.”
“- She just recovered. - Slowly.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers frequently use 'bu ce' (unpredictable misfortune) as an indirect and polite euphemism to avoid explicitly saying someone was killed or died horribly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
met with disaster; suffered an unexpected misfortune or death
A respectful, euphemistic way to describe violent deaths, disappearances, or critical mishaps.
Marks the completion of the unfortunate events.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Losing something”
“we can see they were on very intimate terms with each other.”
“Only my two brothers died.”
“All my buddies died in battle.”
“and I need to find a place for my guys to stay.”
“is a good buddy to us.”