你敢当着他们的面
“dare you stand before them”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
而战死的万千亡魂在上
“who perished for the sacred seed of the Jianmu Tree,”
你敢 当着他们的面
“dare you stand before them”
再说一句
“and still claim”
“Say it again if you have the guts to disrespect the fallen dead.”
Invoking the spirits of the dead (亡魂) carries profound spiritual weight in Chinese culture; disrespecting them brings severe social and moral condemnation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the presence of; to someone's face
Used before a noun or pronoun to indicate an action done openly in front of people.
in the face of...; right before someone's eyes
A fixed structure emphasizing that an action or statement occurs in full view of the mentioned party.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“All of them dared not mention you in front of me.”
“In front of a certain comrade, you wouldn't dare.”
“You dare not confess to them because in fact, you don't believe”
“do you dare to take off your mask?”
“Give them an inch, and they'll ask for a mile.”
“The problem is if you dare or not.”