就能买续阳寿的药
“they can buy medicine to extend their yang lifespan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只要有足够的钱
“as long as they have enough money,”
就能 买续阳寿的药
“they can buy medicine to extend their yang lifespan.”
“As long as they keep taking it, they can keep living, right?”
“Are you seriously telling me that money can cheat death itself?”
Chinese folk belief holds that each person's lifespan in the mortal realm (Yang) is predetermined in the ledgers of the underworld.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to prolong mortal lifespan
A Daoist or folkloric concept referring to extending the predetermined years of life allotted to a human.
as long as..., then...
A standard grammatical pattern expressing a sufficient condition leading directly to an outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This medicine can be taken continuously.”
“This herb really can prolong life and detoxify.”
“but in the long term, it improves your health.”
“we must continuously add fresh ingredients.”
“and must be taken for nine days before it takes effect.”
“there must be something here that can restore people to normal.”