可知他近来为何身体衰败如此之快？
“Do you know why he's fading so quickly?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你在我阿爹身边五年
“You served him for five years.”
可知 他近来 为何 身体衰败如此之快 ？
“Do you know why he's fading so quickly?”
对不起
“Sorry.”
“You were by his side—there is no way you noticed nothing amiss unless you are hiding something.”
In historical Chinese households, personal retainers or physicians attending an elder bore direct moral and physical responsibility for the master's wellness and were closely interrogated if health declined abruptly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do you happen to know / are you aware
A formal, somewhat classical way to pose an inquiry to an interlocutor.
physical decline / health deterioration
A literary medical expression describing rapid systemic weakening of the body.
so rapidly / at such an alarming pace
A formal intensifier emphasizing extreme and concerning speed.
