都不远万里地 赶来豫州与他们相聚一次
“to Yuzhou almost every year for a reunion.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可清筠为了见他们一面 几乎每年
“But Qing Yun, just to see them, travels thousands of miles”
都 不远万里 地 赶来豫州与他们相聚一次
“to Yuzhou almost every year for a reunion.”
就是寻常亲戚间 也没有这般亲近哪
“Even ordinary relatives aren't this close.”
“Normal people wouldn't travel this far every single year; there is definitely something deeper going on between them.”
In ancient China, long journeys required months of perilous travel, making an annual long-distance trip an extraordinary commitment that strongly implied profound loyalty or secret obligations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make light of traveling thousands of miles / to spare no distance
A classic four-character idiom emphasizing enduring great distances and hardships out of dedication or devotion.
to rush over / to hurry to a place
A common directional compound indicating traveling promptly or purposefully to meet someone.
