他们是做好了玉石俱焚的准备
“They are prepared for all-out destruction.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我明白了
“I get it now.”
他们是做好了玉石俱焚的准备
“They are prepared for all-out destruction.”
把那么多毒虫放在这里
“They kept many poisonous bugs here”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Originating from classical literature, this metaphor of precious jade and common stone burning together conveys a desperate, scorched-earth mentality where no one survives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to perish together / mutual destruction
A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) describing a situation where both sides are destroyed indiscriminately regardless of innocence or guilt.
to be fully prepared for
A standard construction meaning to have made psychological or practical preparations for an outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“my brother was prepared to perish with the enemy.”
“But they came prepared.”
“they were prepared for the worst”