可这龙蛋下地许多年
“But this egg has been laid for many years”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Ancient dragons reproduce by eggs.”
可这龙蛋 下地 许 多 年
“But this egg has been laid for many years”
就是不肯孵化
“and still refuses to hatch.”
“Something is clearly wrong, because it should have hatched ages ago.”
In Chinese mythology and fantasy, extraordinary divine creatures often require centuries and rare catalysts to emerge from dormancy rather than regular hatching times.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be laid; to be born onto the earth
Used colloquially to refer to the moment an egg is laid or an infant is born into the world.
many years
A standard quantifier used to emphasize a prolonged duration of time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“A Snow-Scale Beast lays eggs?”
“the Snow-Scale Beast seemed to have left an egg.”
“Ancient dragons reproduce by eggs.”
“that lays golden eggs.”
“if you're a dragon, keep your head down!”
“to guard the Capital and protect our state.”