早已经把生死置之度外
“They have long since disregarded life and death.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们的祖先就来到这个岛上
“their ancestors came to this island.”
早已 经 把 生死 置之度外
“They have long since disregarded life and death.”
人不畏死
“If people do not fear death,”
“You cannot threaten these people with death; they have nothing left to lose.”
Referencing the classic Daoist proverb that people who do not fear death cannot be subdued by force, highlighting the unyielding nature of desperate or principled communities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to leave out of consideration; to brush aside completely
Frequently paired with '生死' (life and death) or '个人利益' (personal interests) to denote supreme dedication or courage.
long since; already long ago
Emphasizes that a state of mind or fact was established long before the current moment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“facing my father and the others”
“died in a foreign state with my body in the wilderness now.”
“would have already been plunged into misery and suffering.”
“are nearing the end of their lives,”
“when he fell onto it,”