我曾经与辛雄
“I've met Xin Xiong”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不来取丹药啊
“even though he's dying?”
我 曾经与辛雄
“I've met Xin Xiong”
有过几面之缘
“a few times before.”
“I know who he is, but we are by no means close.”
Chinese interpersonal rhetoric carefully distinguishes casual encounters from intimate bonds to avoid misplaced obligations or liability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
once had... with
Formal connective used to introduce a past mutual connection or interaction with a person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“your master, Xin Xiong,”
“Years ago, when Xin Xiong traveled down the mountain”
“My master is Xin Xiong. I am Xin Mei.”
“I heard Elder Xin Xiong call you that,”
“Xin Xiong, the master of Xin Xie Manor,”
“That was also when I met Ming.”