我是她买回来伺候你的
“She bought me to serve you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为什么
“Why?”
我是 她 买回来伺候你的
“She bought me to serve you.”
你死了
“If you die,”
“My whole existence here depends on keeping you alive, so I have no choice.”
In imperial or traditional Chinese society, indentured servants shared their master's fate, making personal loyalty a matter of literal survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to wait upon; to serve
A traditional verb used to describe attending to someone's daily physical needs, common in period dramas or colloquial teasing.
bought back / purchased
Refers to buying an object or, in historical contexts, purchasing a servant or slave.
Used at the end of the sentence to assert a fact and emphasize the purpose of an action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You've pampered me so well”
“I originally thought I'd take care of her.”
“was served by me from beginning to end, too.”
“then please watch over her for me”
“That you stole her good fortune.”
“and let us serve you. Yeah.”