事到如今确实
“At this point, honestly,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是唯一一个可以帮我的人
“you're the only one I can count on.”
事到如今 确实
“At this point, honestly,”
“We are out of good options, so we must prepare for the worst.”
A deeply rooted Chinese strategic mindset emphasizing pragmatic self-preservation and preparing contingency plans before total defeat.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
now that things have come to this; at this stage
A set idiom used when a critical turning point or unavoidable dilemma has arrived.
Marks a newly emerged state of necessity or realization in the context of the subsequent clause.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You know, even now,”
“Now is the time.”
“The whole world knows about it now.”
“Therefore, as of now,”
“Anyway, what's done is done.”
“Having reached this point today,”
“It is plain to see”