难道我等生来就活该遭人践踏
“Are we born to be trampled upon?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我之前一直不懂 为何要将百姓比喻为草
“I never understood before why, when speaking to the royals, we condescend ourselves.”
难道 我等生来 就活该 遭人践踏
“Are we born to be trampled upon?”
现在我懂了
“Now I understand.”
“We are human beings too, and I refuse to accept that we deserve this cruel fate.”
Traditional Chinese literature often depicts common folk as 'grass' (草民)—fragile and easily cut down by the ruling elite, an idea this speaker forcefully rejects.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could it be that...; is it possible that...
A rhetorical marker used to emphasize disbelief, indignation, or the absurdity of a premise.
be trampled upon by others; be subjected to humiliating oppression
A vivid figurative expression describing being stripped of human dignity and abused by those in power.
