却是十个已故母亲
“was the flesh and blood”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
而你夺走的
“But what you took”
却是十个已故母亲
“was the flesh and blood”
“You didn't just kill people, you destroyed the most sacred bond of human life—you monster.”
Invoking a mother's labor and suffering represents one of the highest moral appeals in Chinese rhetoric, underscoring the absolute monstrosity of the crime.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
deceased, late
A formal written and elevated spoken modifier used before kinship or social titles to respectfully denote someone who has passed away.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and my mother passed away.”
“her parents and relatives have all died of old age.”
“she is no longer around.”
“My parents died a long time ago.”
“I don't have a grandmother anymore.”
“I don't have a grandmother anymore.”