去往人间 就为了一个凡人男子
“to go to the Mortal World for one mortal man.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你不惜屡次违令
“You defied orders time and again”
去往人间 就为了 一个凡人男子
“to go to the Mortal World for one mortal man.”
值得吗
“Was it worth it?”
“You are throwing away your position and risking everything for someone completely beneath you.”
In Chinese fantasy dramas, immortals abandoning rules for mortals symbolizes a dangerous sacrifice that society strictly condemns.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just for the sake of, merely for
Highlights that the reason behind an action is disproportionate or trivial compared to the cost incurred.
mortal man
Used in fantasy/historical genres to distinguish ordinary humans from celestial or spiritual beings.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I can spend more days in the Mortal World.”
“The tenth son vanished without a trace.”
“I don't want to be hunted down”
“the Mortal World would definitely suffer.”
“They made good connections with mortals. Why are they so warm?”
“I've suffered enough in the Mortal World.”