但是当时 他神智不清
“but he was delirious,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
之前令尊醒过来一次
“He briefly regained consciousness once,”
但是 当 时 他 神智不清
“but he was delirious,”
体内的毒素也未清除
“with toxin still inside.”
“Don't take anything he said as reliable; he was delirious.”
Paired with honorifics like 'ling zun' (your esteemed father) in the preceding turn, this phrasing shows respectful yet objective medical realism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
delirious; unconscious; not in one's right mind
A formal descriptive phrase commonly used to describe someone suffering from intoxication, poisoning, or severe medical delirium.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I know my dad wasn't in the clearest state of mind back then,”
“After all, he hasn't fully recovered from his brain damage yet.”
“That's why he's lucid one moment and confused the next.”
“So his feigned ignorance before...”
“Now he doesn't remember any of it.”
“I don't know if he is confused or trying to hide something.”