可还想上山
“Do you still want to go up the mountain?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
问我还要不要上山
“and asked if I still wanted to go up.”
可还想 上山
“Do you still want to go up the mountain?”
想
“Yes.”
“Are you really sure you still want to do this after everything?”
In martial arts or historical traditions, mentors or gatekeepers repeatedly test an aspirant's resolve before allowing entry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do (you) still; could it be that (you) still
A slightly literary or refined conversational marker used to ask if a condition or feeling still persists.
to go up the mountain; to ascend
Refers literally to climbing a mountain, or figuratively in traditional genres to joining a master, academy, or sect.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“could you go to the mountaintop again?”
“once you saw me, you wouldn't want to go up the mountain anymore?”
“if we want to take it to the next level,”
“but ultimately didn't come up.”
“when you came up the mountain, didn't you think about”
“we should still walk up the hill.”