HOUSE OF THE DRAGON · 第 1 季
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He would sooner die
他寧可死也不…
這裡是 `sooner... than...` 的省略,完整應為 `He would sooner die than call for help`。表達「他寧願去死,也不願求助」,突出戴蒙的驕傲和不屈。
Aid is sailing to the Stepstones.
-Did he make call for help? -He would sooner die.
But his king does not mean to allow that.
