那厮可能已经被人救走了
“that rascal might have already been rescued.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若不是樊娘子恰好接走了他
“If Mrs. Fan hadn't happened to take him away,”
那厮可能已经被人 救走了
“that rascal might have already been rescued.”
虽然樊娘子
“Although Mrs. Fan”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Originally meaning a lowly servant, '那厮' evolved into a colloquial historical slur used to express contempt for enemies.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that scoundrel / that bastard
A classic period-drama derogatory term used to refer disrespectfully to a male adversary.
to rescue and carry away
A resultative verb compound combining 'rescue' (救) and 'departure/removal' (走).
Marks the completion of the speculated action and indicates a newly realized state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She's finally out of danger now.”
“It's hopeless.”
“the few who were taken away still haven't returned.”
“I've entrusted my life”
“to get Jing Yi out of there.”
“couldn't be saved.”