到我家那日开始
“was brought back to my house,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是自从这盆月季
“But since that rose”
到 我家 那日 开始
“was brought back to my house,”
就怪事连篇
“strange things kept happening.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Bringing an unfamiliar plant or artifact into the home that coincides with misfortune often leads to superstitious associations of bad omen or cursed objects in folklore.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
arrived at my home
A common way to describe the arrival of an item, guest, or pet into one's household.
starting from that day
Combines a demonstrative time reference with '开始' to mark the starting point of an ongoing phenomenon.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll take my daughter back to my family home.”
“I married my husband.”
“our home”
“Every time before she comes over, I have to clean up.”
“We've got things covered here at home.”
“I'm packing up and going back to my parents' today.”