可能已经身亡或是濒死
“when he fell onto it,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“it proves he was either already dead or on the verge of death”
可能已经身亡或是濒死
“when he fell onto it,”
无法挣扎
“unable to struggle.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical investigative genres, observers pay close attention to physical signs of struggle to determine whether trauma occurred ante-mortem or post-mortem.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
or / or perhaps
A slightly more literary and concise connective than 或者, commonly used in formal or narrative contexts.
near death / moribund
A formal and medical or forensic term used to describe a critical state immediately preceding death.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“They have long since disregarded life and death.”
“is either already dead,”
“dying by the roadside.”