哪有那么多贵人恰巧在街头发病
“Nobles don't always fall ill on the streets.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If we save more nobles' lives in the capital, then we...”
哪有那么多 贵人恰巧在街头发病
“Nobles don't always fall ill on the streets.”
“Since I knew my father had been framed,”
“Stop being foolish; relying on pure luck will get us nowhere.”
In traditional Chinese society, gaining the favor of influential benefactors (Guiren) was often viewed as a lifeline to resolve grave injustice or alter one's fate.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
where would there be so many / there aren't that many
A highly natural rhetorical chunk used to dismiss someone's unrealistic expectations or exaggerations.
by coincidence / as it happens
Useful in both spoken and written registers to express fortuitous or unexpected timing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I happened to be saved by an old acquaintance.”
“(How could there be so many coincidences?)”
“How could there be so many coincidences?”