没想到千年过去了
“Who would've thought? After 1,000 years,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也引来了九婴的精魄碎片
“also drew in Jiu Ying's spirit fragment.”
没想到 千年 过去 了
“Who would've thought? After 1,000 years,”
我竟然还能有机会寄生于星石
“I still got the chance to take root in the Star Stone.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese fantasy (xianxia), ancient evil entities often awaken or bide their time across millennia (千年) before seeking resurgence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unexpectedly; didn't expect that
A very common phrase placed at the beginning of a clause to express surprise at an unforeseen outcome.
has passed; elapsed
Used with units of time to describe the passage of time.
Indicates completion and a change of state regarding the passage of time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Therefore, a thousand years later,”
“So many years have passed.”
“But after all these years,”
“and developing their own civilization.”
“More than 10 years have passed in a flash.”
“So many years have passed.”