为什么一躺就是十八年
“Why has he been lying there for 18 years?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么好的人
“He's such a good man.”
为什么一躺就是 十八年
“Why has he been lying there for 18 years?”
“How could he lie there for 18 years?”
“It is completely unfair that such a good man suffered this fate for nearly two decades.”
Traditional Chinese morality expects good deeds to yield good fortune (shan you shan bao); when a noble person suffers terribly, it triggers intense moral grief.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ended up bedridden for as long as...
A pattern ('一 + verb + 就是 + duration') used to highlight that a single unfortunate action resulted in an unexpectedly prolonged duration.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I can't believe you. How could my master be lying here then?”
“- Why's someone lying there? - What's going on?”
“You're the patient. How can I take your bed?”