我们雍城自古以来 都讲究入土为安
“In Yong City, since ancient times, we believe in burying the dead!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你姜殊却要将他们火化
“and you, Jiang Shu, want to cremate them?”
我们雍城 自古以来 都 讲究 入土为安
“In Yong City, since ancient times, we believe in burying the dead!”
“How can you just cremate them? In your dreams!”
“You are violating sacred traditions, and we will not let you get away with it.”
Traditional Chinese culture strongly favors earth burial over cremation, believing that disturbing or burning a body prevents the soul from resting peacefully.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
buried in the ground to rest in peace
A cornerstone cultural idiom reflecting the traditional Chinese belief that the deceased only find peace when interred in earth.
since ancient times; throughout history
A powerful rhetorical chunk used to legitimize an argument by anchoring it in immutable historical precedence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to save the people of Yong City.”
“No matter what you did before, here in Yong City,”
“Nobody knows me in Yong City anyway.”
“I didn't expect this women from Yong City to be quite capable.”
“Yong City today. I don't have much to give you.”
“Where can we find one of our own? If we could find one of our own to stay in Yong City,”