那都是大人们 为了吓唬小朋友编造出来的故事
“Those are stories adults made up to scare the kids.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“There are no demons in the world.”
那都是大人们 为了 吓唬小朋友 编造出来的故事
“Those are stories adults made up to scare the kids.”
那该多无趣啊 要是这世上真有妖怪 该多好玩
“How boring. It would be so much fun if there were demons.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese adults traditionally invent supernatural warnings to keep children obedient or away from dangerous places.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fabricated stories / made-up tales
Use this collocation when explaining that an account, rumor, or myth is entirely fictitious.
in order to scare/intimidate
Commonly used to describe motives behind warning tales, empty threats, or horror stories.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's just a game that adults play.”
“It seems they have the same idea as you.”
“You suspect he's lying?”
“We made mistakes,”
“It is a matter the adults should handle. You just need to study hard.”
“just to show those men”