还有前年宋砚生病了
“And when Song Yan got sick the year before last,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That must add up to over 2 taels of silver.”
还有 前年宋砚 生病了
“And when Song Yan got sick the year before last,”
“the medicine alone cost over a tael.”
“You owe us for saving his life, and that money spent on his medicine needs to be acknowledged!”
In historical settings, spending over one tael of silver (一两) on herbal medicine represented a substantial financial burden for ordinary households.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the year before last
Refers specifically to two years prior to the current year.
get medicine; fill a herbal prescription
Historically and culturally used for weighing and packaging loose Traditional Chinese Medicine herbs.
Indicates the occurrence and completed state of the illness in the past.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Look. They all have Song Yan's name written on them.”
“you also released lanterns for Song Yan in the past.”
“I envied Song Yan so much for coming here.”
“How about talking to Song Yan?”
“become the same as Song Yan over time.”
“What does a mere Song Yan count for?”