活着才算本事
“Living takes true strength.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
死非常容易
“Dying is easy.”
活着才算本事
“Living takes true strength.”
阿九
“Jiu.”
“Dying is the easy way out; prove your worth by surviving this.”
In Chinese philosophy, enduring prolonged suffering and surviving with purpose (忍辱负重) is often valued more highly than hasty, reckless self-sacrifice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only then counts as real skill or capability
Use this structure to emphasize the true, difficult criterion for success.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If he's got the nerve, he better never come back.”
“We did it on our own ability.”
“That's what makes a real man. Right?”
“We earned our place here with real skill.”
“highly capable, having served long in the Jingzhao Prefecture.”
“you've grown bold, huh?”