整个人都要靠那位侍女借力
“(Leaning on his maid) He was relying on that maid to support his weight.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
其实脚步虚浮
“(Steps were unsteady) but in truth his footing was weak.”
整个人都要靠 那 位侍女 借力
“(Leaning on his maid) He was relying on that maid to support his weight.”
“His voice lacked strength when he spoke.”
“He is so physically weak that he cannot even walk on his own.”
In traditional Chinese narratives, a person's inner strength, health, or deceit is frequently deduced through minute external cues like gait, breathing, and reliance on servants.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to draw support or strength from someone/something
Commonly used in martial arts or physical descriptions to indicate using an external object or person to maintain balance or leverage.
one's entire body or being
Used idiomatically to emphasize that a person's whole physical or emotional state is entirely consumed or affected.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“for Zhao Mei in her bribery case.”
“depends entirely on you.”
“You'll have to take care of it.”
“those highly skilled guards.”
“I can only try my best to serve you.”
“Now the whole family depends on me.”