他就是来劝我赎身的
“to persuade me to redeem myself and leave.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那日
“he came that day”
他就是 来 劝我赎身 的
“to persuade me to redeem myself and leave.”
瞧瞧
“Look.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Courtesans or indentured servants in imperial China required a substantial financial payout to buy back their registry and regain civilian status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to redeem oneself from indenture; buy out one's freedom
Specifically refers to paying money to terminate a bondservant or courtesan contract in historical settings.
came expressly to...; did nothing other than...
Used to emphasize the singular, definitive purpose of someone's arrival.
Functions in the 'shi...de' construction to emphatically affirm the nature or purpose of the past action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll buy it back when I return.”
“for some other creditor.”
“I wanted to save him,”
“Why did you save me?”
“Why did you save me?”
“Why did you save me?”