人们总说 妖邪残暴冷血
“People always say demons are cruel and cold-blooded,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
却难懂人心
“Demons can seduce hearts but can hardly understand them.”
人们总说 妖邪 残暴冷血
“People always say demons are cruel and cold-blooded,”
但不知
“but they don't know some are deeply obsessed with love.”
“Everyone assumes demons are the evil ones, but human hearts are far worse.”
In classic Chinese supernatural lore, monsters often possess genuine loyalty or love, whereas treacherous humans exhibit the true cruelty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
people always say
Used to cite a widespread stereotype or conventional wisdom before subverting it.
cruel and cold-blooded
A formal descriptive idiom used to portray utter ruthlessness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“They are all demons and heretics.”
“Which I know you so enjoy doing, so let's have it out.”
“She's the monster the neighbors talk about!”
“Why would a demon need poison to kill? It could just rip out hearts.”
“But a demon is a demon.”
“why waste words with this enchantress?”