倒不如干脆舍了干净
“better to cut ties with them completely.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这帮人既然难依靠
“Since neither of them can be depended upon,”
倒不如 干脆 舍了干净
“better to cut ties with them completely.”
如今我们家有吴守备做靠山
“Now that Commander Wu is behind us,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical Chinese factional politics, survival required families to ruthlessly drop weakened allies once a stronger patron emerged.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
might as well; would be better off
Used to introduce a superior alternative after weighing conflicting choices.
straightforwardly; simply; decisively
Adverb used to urge an immediate, unambiguous action without lingering hesitation.
to cut off completely; to make a clean break
An idiomatic pairing indicating total abandonment without any loose ends.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I might as well die and be done with it!”
“No need to thank me.”
“Can't you handle things more neatly?”
“Walking away with nothing would be such a waste.”
“to flatter yourself, do you?”
“You have everything to give up,”