多亏弟弟当年送我的生辰礼物
“Fortunately, the birthday gift my little brother gave me years ago”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他是想放你走
“He wants to let you go.”
多亏 弟弟当年 送我的 生辰礼物
“Fortunately, the birthday gift my little brother gave me years ago”
正是黑曜石
“was obsidian.”
“My brother's gift saved me or made this possible.”
In traditional Chinese culture, gifts such as stones or jade given on birthdays often carry wishes of protection and deep familial devotion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thanks to; luckily because of
Used at the beginning of a clause to attribute a positive outcome to someone or something.
birthday gift
'生辰' is a traditional or literary term for 'birthday', more elevated than '生日'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This is the best birthday gift I've ever received.”
“My dad knows we celebrated your birthday belatedly,”
“Yaohui gave me this as a birthday gift. I was born in the Year of the Ox.”