那药可以让她一睡不醒
“The drug would render her unconscious,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I drugged Tang Huan's drink.”
那药可以 让她 一睡不醒
“The drug would render her unconscious,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Slipping incapacitating drugs into drinks is a classic plot device in Chinese urban thrillers and soap operas to manufacture dramatic crises.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to fall into a deep sleep and never wake up
Often used hyperbolically or literally in dramatic plots to denote deep unconsciousness, coma, or death.
drugged someone
A common set phrase meaning to slip drugs or poison into someone's food or drink.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If I had sleeping pills, I wouldn't have lost sleep.”
“No medicine beats getting a good sleep.”
“- Does it keep you awake? - [knocking]”
“it's not even enough for her medication.”
“She'll have to drug him.”
“Your insomnia is pretty serious.”