煎药什么的还算在行
“I can do a good job cooking herbs and stuff.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我此前照顾过言正伤病
“I once took care of Yan Zheng when he was injured.”
煎药 什么的 还算 在行
“I can do a good job cooking herbs and stuff.”
“Why not let me stay to attend to the wounded soldiers”
“I know how to brew medicine, so let me stay and be of use.”
Chinese speakers often soften claims about their abilities using hedges like '还算' (fairly/passably) to respect the virtue of humility while volunteering assistance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to decoct herbal medicine
Specific to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM); denotes simmering herbs over fire.
fairly competent / pretty good at it
A polite, understated way to claim proficiency in a skill without sounding arrogant.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I must let you have your medicine first.”
“You're not tending to it properly, just to make me feel pity for you?”
“mentioned decocting medicine,”
“But promise me you'll try this prescription.”
“I'll brew some medicine for you.”
“This medicine can be taken continuously.”