你唯独在意的 就只有制墨这一件事情而已
“The only thing you care about is making ink.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我知道 在你的心里 你根本不在意这桩婚事
“I know that deep down, you don't care about this marriage at all.”
你 唯独在意 的 就 只有制墨这一件事情 而已
“The only thing you care about is making ink.”
这人人都说你是墨疯子 恰恰是这个疯字
“Everyone says you are an ink-obsessed madman. It is precisely this "madman" label”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese aesthetics, single-minded devotion to a craft to the neglect of social conventions like marriage is both revered as genius and lamented as madness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only; solely; exclusively
Used to isolate a single exception or priority out of many possibilities.
to care about; to take to heart
Frequently used in negative or restrictive contexts to describe emotional investment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“except for one particular person's.”
“This is our duty as ink makers.”
“She can't let go of the character "Wei".”
“An ink maker should be wholly focused and undisturbed.”
“Striving for perfection is the foundation of ink-making.”
“I'd be willing to stop making ink for the rest of my life!”