又在他的周围撒满了火石
“and surrounded him with flints”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
十足的蒙汗药
“with a big dose of knockout powder,”
又在他的周围 撒满 了 火石
“and surrounded him with flints”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Depicting elaborate, foolproof traps (using knockout drugs and fire) is a classic trope in Chinese historical or wuxia narratives reflecting ruthlessness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
scattered all over with / covered in
A useful verb-resultative compound used to describe covering a surface completely with small items.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“burning himself and everything around him to ashes.”
“I already have so many colorful stones.”
“When the romance ended, he set a fire so they'd die together.”
“I surrounded them with a ring of bonfires.”
“A great many spirit stones.”
“covering the ground in a deep crimson.”