游医尽心尽力为民诊病
“That physician devoted himself to saving the people,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
才染的病
“after drinking water from the village well.”
游医尽心尽力为民诊病
“That physician devoted himself to saving the people,”
如今却落了个
“yet in the end,”
“He did everything right and helped everyone, yet he is being punished unfairly.”
In imperial China, itinerant doctors (youyi) often served impoverished villagers without access to official medicine, embodying selfless virtue despite their low social status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
with all one's heart and effort; to do one's utmost
A common four-character idiom praising someone's total dedication and conscientious work.
diagnose and treat illnesses for the common folk
A classical four-character collocation describing medical service for everyday people.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I can cure diseases, but not a broken heart.”
“It's a physician's duty to treat patients.”
“Isn't it your job as a physician to save lives?”
“If the heart cannot be healed, everything else is in vain.”
“As a physician, it's my duty to heal and save lives. There's no need to overthink it, Madam.”
“and she's already treating patients.”