可你还是食言了
“And yet you still broke the pact.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
发誓永远守护龙神
“and swore to protect the Dragon Deity forever.”
可你还是 食言了
“And yet you still broke the pact.”
这个源无获 真是阴险
“Yuan Wuhuo is truly vicious.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese morality, keeping one's word (守信) is a fundamental pillar of personal virtue; breaking a vow (食言) constitutes a grave moral failure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to break one's promise; to go back on one's word
A literary yet common verb used when holding someone accountable for failing to keep their word.
still; nevertheless
Used here to emphasize that despite prior pledges or expectations, the negative outcome occurred anyway.
Indicates completion of the action and realization of the unfaithful outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He broke it.”
“He broke his word.”
“to break my word now.”
“yet you still believed the slander”
“you broke your promise too.”
“Now I'm afraid I have to break that promise.”