我便主动染上时气 请裴医工为我医治
“I chose to infect myself and asked Technician Pei to treat me,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为了再次验证此方
“To verify it again,”
我便 主动染上 时气 请裴医工为我 医治
“I chose to infect myself and asked Technician Pei to treat me,”
并以此方治疗
“using the same prescription.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Testing treatments on one's own body reflects the venerated medical ethos inspired by the mythical Shennong, who tasted hundreds of herbs to save lives at great personal peril.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to contract / to catch (a disease)
Used specifically with illnesses or negative habits, combining 染 (to dye/contaminate) with the resultative 上.
seasonal epidemic / contagious pestilence
A traditional Chinese medical term referring to seasonal pathogenic influences or infectious epidemics.
to provide medical treatment to me
A formal prepositional phrase (为 + object + verb) indicating rendering medical aid on someone's behalf.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you catch the epidemic because of me, it won't be worth it.”
“He's still breathing. Fetch a physician immediately. My Lord.”
“It's mainly that I was a bit impatient.”
“Don't let it ruin your health.”
“I was actually angry at myself.”
“instead of stopping the epidemic,”