就是因为神灵死没了
“the world has become like this”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们都说
“People say”
就是因为 神灵死没了
“the world has become like this”
人间才会变成这样的
“precisely because the gods have all died off.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese mythic narratives, mortal stability often relies on the protection of celestial deities; their demise directly plunges the human world into chaos.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
precisely because
Used to introduce the decisive or primary reason for an outcome, often paired with '才'.
died until none are left / completely perished
A highly colloquial, stark way of expressing the complete extinction or depletion of a group through death.
Indicates completion of the dying process resulting in a state of total absence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“why is he still alive?”
“and even the gods can't do anything about it.”
“But does that mean immortals can't die?”
“He was essentially gone.”
“Otherwise, I wouldn't even know how I died.”
“It was a spirit marked for death.”