为他取回夜兰和涎液
“the Night Orchid and saliva.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为他取回 夜兰和 涎液
“the Night Orchid and saliva.”
但我想不明白
“But I can't understand”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese narratives, manipulating a family elder or relative for personal gain is seen as an egregious moral violation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
retrieve; fetch back
A directional resultative verb implying recovering something from an external location.
on his behalf; for him
Prepositional phrase denoting beneficiary or party on whose behalf an action is carried out.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She just reminded us to watch over the Night Orchid.”
“The Night Orchid, like the saliva,”
“Is it all for the Night Orchid and the Jade Sunflower?”
“so concerned about the Night Orchid?”
“As for the second trip,”
“The Night Orchid is very delicate.”